RE-READING BODY POLITICS AND BIRTH MYTH IN MARY SHELLEY'S FEMALE GOTHIC: FRANKENSTEIN

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Journal: JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN) Year:2008 | Volume:NEW | Issue:22 (19) Page(s): 41-65

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RE-READING BODY POLITICS AND BIRTH MYTH IN MARY SHELLEY'S FEMALE GOTHIC: FRANKENSTEIN

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GOTHICQ2

FEMALE GOTHICQ3

PATRIARCHYQ3

FEMINIST CRITICSQ2

LITERARYTERRORQ3

Abstract

"GOTHIC" is not a precise term but has been a controversial label since it began to be applied to cultural products in 18th-century Europe. Literary works that proclaimed themselves GOTHIC often caused conflicting attitudes in the world of literature which is constantly changing. Ellen Moers (1976) was first to use the term 'Female GOTHIC' in her book Literary Women. Her work addresses those works on GOTHIC produced by women writers. Her analysis of such GOTHIC works has been extremely influential. In her analysis, in fact, she attempts to imply women's fear of entrapment within the house and of being exploited sexually as well as fears that are experienced terribly at the time of delivery.In female literature, critics believe that GOTHIC, as a genre, has come to aid women writers to find resolutions for conflicts which torment both female writers and heroines via exploring subterranean aspects of their inner world. These conflicts have their origin in women's role under PATRIARCHY resulting in their deprival of 'power and action'. Frankenstein presents an entirely new vision of the Female GOTHIC. In this novel, Mary Shelley, without using a heroine or a prominent victim, developed a new approach in expressing terror in literature. It can be argued that within the framework of GOTHIC, each element refers to women's body, one way or another. This is, in fact, an indication of fear and frustration which forms the core of the theory of GOTHIC.This paper discusses the use of the concept of monster as a symbol of transformation which has been used in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein as GOTHIC fear of the unknown and the consequences of encountering this frightening stranger. Moreover, her work has been evaluated using the criteria of the GOTHIC tradition. Throughout her work, it was found that, not only is the monster a symbol of transformation, but also it reveals trespassing the boundaries of assumptions both within and without the novel. However, the very definition of monster has been left to the reader. The paper focuses on the historical and social significance of the novel, disregarding the psychoanalytical aspects of the text.

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LASHKARIAN, A.. (2008). RE-READING BODY POLITICS AND BIRTH MYTH IN MARY SHELLEY'S FEMALE GOTHIC: FRANKENSTEIN. JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN), NEW(22 (19)), 41-65. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/26827/en

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LASHKARIAN A.. RE-READING BODY POLITICS AND BIRTH MYTH IN MARY SHELLEY'S FEMALE GOTHIC: FRANKENSTEIN. JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN)[Internet]. 2008;NEW(22 (19)):41-65. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/26827/en

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A. LASHKARIAN, “RE-READING BODY POLITICS AND BIRTH MYTH IN MARY SHELLEY'S FEMALE GOTHIC: FRANKENSTEIN,” JOURNAL OF THE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND HUMANITIES (KERMAN), vol. NEW, no. 22 (19), pp. 41–65, 2008, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/26827/en

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