Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
This thesis analyzes the character of Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion, through the twin lenses of contemporary and feminist literary discourses. Reimagining Eliza’s role as a feminist protagonist significantly recontextualizes the self-awareness, independent thinking, and co...
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| Tipo de documento: | dissertação |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Data de publicação: | 2025 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repositório: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/180427 |
| Acesso em linha: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/180427 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | George Bernard Shaw Pygmalion Reimagined Feminist rewriting as a form of feminist analysis Eliza Doolittle the new Pygmalion Eliza as contemporary protagonist modern interpretation of Pygmalion |
| Resumo: | This thesis analyzes the character of Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion, through the twin lenses of contemporary and feminist literary discourses. Reimagining Eliza’s role as a feminist protagonist significantly recontextualizes the self-awareness, independent thinking, and confidence that empowers her character to emerge as a new Pygmalion. Feminist Literary Criticism is used to analyze the influence of patriarchal oppression on gender roles and class structure in the Victorian and Edwardian eras illustrated in Pygmalion. Creative Writing as a methodology presents an original, feminist rewriting of Shaw’s play to further explore the multidimensional and unexpected nuances of Eliza’s holistic metamorphosis. |
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