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Women And Bodily Separation In Literature From The Victorian Era Until Today, Delisa Leonard
Women And Bodily Separation In Literature From The Victorian Era Until Today, Delisa Leonard
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The dualities that are often associated with female characters have taken many forms throughout the centuries. In the Victorian era, female characters were often presented as dual natured; oftentimes this division was represented through the use of a madwoman and a heroine. In the early 20th century, however, this motif was picked up by female poets, who used duality in order to express the disconnect women often feel from their family, their friends, and, especially, their bodies. In today‟s literature, these feelings of duality and separation are expressed through a literal separation, not between good and evil, but of body …