Open AccessThe novella "The Falling in Love of Fedora" by Kate Chopin in the context of "New Woman" discussions in the late 19th century
Author(s) -
Tat’ya. Shmelyova
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
vestnik kostromskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta imeni n.a. nekrasova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1998-0817
DOI - 10.34216/1998-0817-2019-25-4-106-108
Subject(s) - novella , ambivalence , interpretation (philosophy) , context (archaeology) , period (music) , human sexuality , literature , ambiguity , phenomenon , history , sociology , victorian era , gender studies , aesthetics , psychoanalysis , psychology , philosophy , art , epistemology , linguistics , archaeology
The article deals with the original interpretation of such extremely polemical concept for the 19th century cultural life as "new woman" in Kate Chopin’s novella. Gender problem is considered in social and literary epoch context. Stereotypic features inherent to the "new woman" image in that time's literature are mentioned. The short story's analysis reveals peculiar author’s attitude towards new social and cultural phenomenon. Kate Chopin’s viewpoint is ambivalent. More frank rending of women’s sexuality than it was accepted in American literature of that time disaccorded with Victorian idea about woman; ironic description of main character’s progressive opinion underlines their life bankruptcy. This ambivalence highlights complexity and ambiguity of women’s question and the peculiarity of that period which was transitional in the question considered.