Angela Carter’s critique of phallocentrism in The bloody chamber and other stories

An analysis of three rewritten fairy-tales from Angela Carter’s The bloody chamber and other stories is provided. In ‘The Courtship of Mr Lyon’, ‘The Tiger’s bride’ and ‘Puss-in-Boots’ patriarchal structures are exposed and denounced as containing strategies to kerb female sensuality and freedom. Th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Bonnici, Thomas
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Repositorio:Acta Scientiarum. Human and Social Sciences (Online)
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:periodicos.uem.br/ojs:article/4214
Acceso en línea:http://www.periodicos.uem.br/ojs/index.php/ActaSciHumanSocSci/article/view/4214
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Angela Carter
contos de fada
feminismo
falocentrismo
poder
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Sumario:An analysis of three rewritten fairy-tales from Angela Carter’s The bloody chamber and other stories is provided. In ‘The Courtship of Mr Lyon’, ‘The Tiger’s bride’ and ‘Puss-in-Boots’ patriarchal structures are exposed and denounced as containing strategies to kerb female sensuality and freedom. The beast, a synonym of sensuality, is relativized and de-constructed through the reciprocal gaze and equal relationship. The fearless approach of the female towards it and her dominion over it empower her to a new world order without phallocentrism.