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- Title
Knowing Women: Disrupting the Traffic of Male Epistemologies in Pericles and Two Noble Kinsmen.
- Authors
Tan, Yanrong
- Abstract
The article titled "Knowing Women: Disrupting the Traffic of Male Epistemologies in Pericles and Two Noble Kinsmen" explores the investigation into women and female sexuality in the plays Pericles and Two Noble Kinsmen. It discusses how patriarchal society's anxiety about the uncertainties surrounding women and their desire to eliminate that uncertainty have been prevalent throughout history. The article examines feminist theories on female sexuality and kinship, as well as the objectification of women within patriarchal systems. It argues that the unknowability of women poses a potential threat to patriarchal authority and its generational continuity. The article also explores the male gaze and how men use it to know and control women, as well as the connection between a woman's perceived marriageability and her ability to be known. Overall, the article aims to shed light on the complexities of gender relations and the challenges women face within patriarchal societies.
- Subjects
GAZE; WOMEN'S sexual behavior; THEORY of knowledge; EARLY modern English drama; MAN-woman relationships; FEMINISM
- Publication
Journal of the Wooden O, 2023, Vol 23, p51
- ISSN
1539-5758
- Publication type
Article