This contribution illustrates the process of reconfiguration of female roles within domestic spaces and the consequent questioning of the traditional family institution that took place between the 1880s and the 1930s. To this end, it examines the gradual emancipation of female characters in three family sagas set in that period – John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921), Rebecca West’s Aubrey trilogy (1956-1985), and the TV series Downton Abbey (2010-2015) – and it respectively identifies three chronotopes: the Robin Hill country house, the music room, the car. These spaces symbolise the overcoming of physical and metaphorical barriers and express the protagonists’ liberation from the limited space of the house as they gain access to the public sphere.
Questo contributo si focalizza sul rapporto che alcune figure femminili instaurano con gli spazi domestici all’interno di tre saghe familiari: The Forsyte Saga di John Galsworthy (1906-1921), la trilogia degli Aubrey di Rebecca West (1956-1985) e la serie tv Downton Abbey (2010-2015). Le opere selezionate sono ambientate tra la fine dell’Ottocento e gli anni tra le due guerre e sono testimonianza della graduale messa in discussione dell’istituto familiare tradizionale e dei limiti che esso comporta. L’obiettivo è esaminare il processo di ridefinizione dei ruoli femminili all’interno degli spazi domestici e di affrancamento dagli stessi attraverso l’accesso alla sfera pubblica. A tal fine sono stati individuati tre cronotopi – rispettivamente la villa nei sobborghi di Robin Hill, la stanza della musica, l’automobile – quali spazi simbolo del superamento di barriere fisiche, metaforiche e sociali al termine del quale la sfera domestica e familiare uscirà riconfigurata.
The Spaces of the Feminine in Family Sagas
Claudia Cao
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2021-01-01
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This contribution illustrates the process of reconfiguration of female roles within domestic spaces and the consequent questioning of the traditional family institution that took place between the 1880s and the 1930s. To this end, it examines the gradual emancipation of female characters in three family sagas set in that period – John Galsworthy’s The Forsyte Saga (1906-1921), Rebecca West’s Aubrey trilogy (1956-1985), and the TV series Downton Abbey (2010-2015) – and it respectively identifies three chronotopes: the Robin Hill country house, the music room, the car. These spaces symbolise the overcoming of physical and metaphorical barriers and express the protagonists’ liberation from the limited space of the house as they gain access to the public sphere.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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