Things that happend in the dark: Readings of intimate partner violence in Stanley and Stella kowalski's relationship
This paper discusses the presence of intimate partner violence in the relationship established between the characters of Stanley and Stella Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ 1947-premiered A Streetcar Named Desire. To support this critical view, the relationship will be analyzed under the light of not...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositorio: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/101234 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/101234 https://doi.org/10.12795/REN.2019.i23.12 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Abuse Violence Intimate partner violence Battering cycle Intimate terrorism Literary criticism Maltrato Violencia Violencia en la pareja Ciclo de violencia Terrorismo en la pareja Crítica literaria |
| Resumo: | This paper discusses the presence of intimate partner violence in the relationship established between the characters of Stanley and Stella Kowalski in Tennessee Williams’ 1947-premiered A Streetcar Named Desire. To support this critical view, the relationship will be analyzed under the light of notable research on intimate partner violence. The present paper will be framed within others, of the same and of a contrary opinion. Some possible factors motivating the view expressed in the latter will be explored, as well as the possible reasons behind the scarcity of criticism on the Kowalskis’ relationship. The persistence of intimate partner violence in the real world, especially of that resembling what Stella Kowalski suffers, and the scarcity of similar works motivate the existence of pieces of criticism like this. |
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