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T1 How to Disguise Fairy Tales in 21st Century Ireland. A Feminist Analysis of Marian Keyes’ and Cathy Kelly’s Blockbusters
A1 Barros del Río, María Amor
K1 Romantic novel
K1 Irish women writers
K1 21st century Ireland
K1 Marian Keyes
K1 Cathy Kelly
K1 Literatura irlandesa
K1 Irish literature
AB Ireland has suffered many extraordinary changes during the last decades that have made theEmerald Isle a geographical point upon which all eyes are fixed. Despite this metamorphosis, thequestion is if its population and cultural heritage have been able to cope with the times. Known as atraditionally catholic and conservative country, many social aspects remain unchangeable and thosethat have evolved may still keep an inner glimpse of the old times that is not always easilyrecognizable.Undoubtedly, women and all subjects related to them have experienced a revolution. However, datashow that true equality is still far from being reached. In this context, literature must be taken as apowerful cultural force that helps create stereotypes and a popular conscience. Thus, this articleanalyses the success of what has been called “women’s literature”, especially Marian Keyes’ andCathy Kelly’s bestselling books. It also tries to examine to what extent the traditional ideologies ofwomanhood are present and by which means their female protagonists attach to the old stereotypesunder a mask of modernity and economic boom. Finally, their effects on the female Irish populationwill also be studied in order to demonstrate that globalization and modern capitalism prove to beunable to change the old myths that lie beneath and keep women in a relegated position.
PB Asociación Española de Estudios Irlandeses
SN 1699-311X
YR 2005
FD 2005
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4443
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10259/4443
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 23-nov-2024