<b>Gender Politics in To the Lighthouse</b>

Authors

  • Ferhat Ordu KBÜ YDYO
  • Murat KARAKAŞ KBÜ YDYO

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v4i3.483

Keywords:

Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, A Room of One’s Own, Angel in the House, Modernism, Patriarchal Society, Victorian Woman, Gender Politics, Identity

Abstract

Gender Politics in To the Lighthouse

Abstract 

To the Lighthouse is one of the most influential works of Virginia Woolf and it is inevitable to find traces of Feminism in any of Woolf’s works. From the perspective of Feminist Criticism, this article tries to solve the gender identity problem in To the Lighthouse and focuses upon the struggle of the Modern woman against the dominant Patriarchal male characters and submissive female characters trying to find her own way out. 


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Published

2015-12-26

How to Cite

Ordu, F., & KARAKAŞ, M. (2015). <b>Gender Politics in To the Lighthouse</b>. Journal of History Culture and Art Research, 4(3), 69-77. https://doi.org/10.7596/taksad.v4i3.483

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 3 (2015)

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