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“A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita
Dissertation (MA (English))--University of Pretoria, 2007.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/28954 “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita Soldati-Kahimbaara, Kulukazi nataliegillman@gmail.com Gray, Rosemary A. Gillman, Natalie B Demythologization Duff alan – once were warriors Schuster anne – foolish delusions Myth Post-colonialism Feminism Intertextuality The rape of lucretia Rape The ramayana Shakespeare william – ‘the rape of lucrece’ Androgyny Remythologization Coetzee j.m. - disgrace Collen lindsey – the rape of sita Eliot t.s. – the waste land UCTD Dissertation (MA (English))--University of Pretoria, 2007. This feminist analysis addresses Lindsey Collen’s intertextual use of myth in The Rape of Sita and how her reformation of the parodied texts becomes a resistance to patriarchy. Collen’s examination of possible counteractions against patriarchy is analysed and it is determined whether or not she posits writing, especially demythologization, as the best resistance to patriarchal discourse. Also, her assertion that transformation and a unity of the sexes are needed to bring about equality is studied. The methodology used is qualitative and inductive. The sources are examined and interpreted through close-reading strategies which reveal the complexities of the text and the way in which Collen subverts myth. Classical and Hindu myths and other texts, such as T.S. Eliot’s The Waste Land, are re-read and re-examined to investigate to what extent they have challenged or championed patriarchal ideology, through which it is hoped that a greater understanding of the way in which mythology contributes to attitudes to rape is gained. Three other texts dealing with rape are also studied, in order to better place Collen’s novel in context of the genre. Primarily, feminist criticism, particularly with an African feminist viewpoint, is used. However, because a conflation of post-colonial and postmodern approaches is embedded within feminism, these concepts are dealt with also. Theorists drawn upon include Michel Foucault, Roland Barthes, Mircea Eliade and Margaret Atwood. English MA unrestricted 2013-09-07T14:33:03Z 2007-11-12 2013-09-07T14:33:03Z 2006-10-09 2007-11-12 2007-10-23 Dissertation Gillman, NB 2007, “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita, MA Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28954> Pretoria http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28954 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10232007-122406/ © University of Pretor application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Demythologization Duff alan – once were warriors Schuster anne – foolish delusions Myth Post-colonialism Feminism Intertextuality The rape of lucretia Rape The ramayana Shakespeare william – ‘the rape of lucrece’ Androgyny Remythologization Coetzee j.m. - disgrace Collen lindsey – the rape of sita Eliot t.s. – the waste land UCTD “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita |
| title | “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita |
| title_full | “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita |
| title_fullStr | “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita |
| title_full_unstemmed | “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita |
| title_short | “A Bunch of Grapes" : a reading of Lindsey Collen’s The Rape of Sita |
| title_sort | a bunch of grapes a reading of lindsey collen s the rape of sita |
| topic | Demythologization Duff alan – once were warriors Schuster anne – foolish delusions Myth Post-colonialism Feminism Intertextuality The rape of lucretia Rape The ramayana Shakespeare william – ‘the rape of lucrece’ Androgyny Remythologization Coetzee j.m. - disgrace Collen lindsey – the rape of sita Eliot t.s. – the waste land UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/28954 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10232007-122406/ |