Geofeminism in Romanian Fiction. An Introduction
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Geofeminism in Romanian Fiction. An Introduction
Abstract: The relationship established between geography, literature, the study of space, and gender studies is one that generates increased knowledge regarding perspectives on literary works. From this vantage point, in the present essay we offer an analysis of several Romanian novels, temporally close to the beginnings of literature in Romania, from a geofeminist perspective, a hybrid concept which aids the mapping of literary territories. The maps thus resulted from this type of analysis offer a much more complex positioning within the European cultural space, even more so if one considers the surfacing of real historical elements, inserted into the novels analysed, which stand as samples for the present demonstration.
Keywords: geofeminism, Romanian fiction, character, mapping, gender studies, geocriticism
Citation suggestion: Bako, Alina. “Geofeminism in Romanian Fiction. An Introduction.” Transilvania, no. 11-12 (2020): 113-119. https://doi.org/10.51391/trva.2020.12.15.
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