The Personal is Political: A Feminist Approach to Renaissance Literature

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dc.contributor.advisorGreen, Amy
dc.contributor.advisorLee, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorMorrison, Kayla
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-31T05:54:09Z
dc.date.available2023-05-31T05:54:09Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-13
dc.description.abstractThis project connects themes of the second wave feminist movement of the 1970s to Renaissance literature. A close reading of John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi and William Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus reveal prevailing themes of the movement. Feminist writers such as Carol Hanisch, Betty Freidman, and Simone de Beauvoir speak out against the same challenges faced by women in both Renaissance plays. Issues of financial autonomy, status, and sexuality arise in both Renaissance literature and second wave feminism. Utilizing a new historicist and feminist lens, research proves Renaissance writers were aware of feminist issues which later emerged in the 1960s-1970s movement.
dc.description.degreeMaster Arts
dc.description.programEnglish
dc.description.schoolCollege of Online and Continuing Education
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10474/3737
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherSouthern New Hampshire University
dc.rightsAuthor retains all ownership rights. Further reproduction in violation of copyright is prohibited.
dc.rightsHolderMorrison, Kayla
dc.subject.lcshLiterature
dc.subject.lcshFeminism
dc.subject.lcshRenaissance Literature
dc.subject.otherGender Studies
dc.subject.otherBetty Freidman
dc.subject.otherCarol Hanisch
dc.subject.otherShakespeare
dc.subject.otherTitus Andronicus
dc.subject.otherJohn Webster
dc.titleThe Personal is Political: A Feminist Approach to Renaissance Literature
dc.typeThesis

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