AbstractsWomens Studies
Straight From the Horse’s Mouth
| Institution: | Högskolan i Halmstad |
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| Department: | |
| Year: | 0 |
| Keywords: | Victorian women; disguised intentions; disciplining women; English; Engelska; humaniora/teologi; Humanities, Theology |
| Record ID: | 1335854 |
| Full text PDF: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-1436 |
Abstract
At first glance Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty is merely a story about a horse’s life, adventures and destiny. However, a parallel feminist reading reveals and foregrounds the living conditions for women in Victorian England but since this was a highly controversial issue, she was forced to disguise her true intentions. I support my thesis that Sewell is really dealing with the female body as abused, violently disciplined and prostituted by drawing on a wide range of secondary material such as legal acts and women’s fashion.
