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- Title
"THE DEVIL IN THE HOUSE": THE CHARACTER OF LUCY IN LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET BY MARY ELIZABETH BRADDON.
- Authors
MARINO, ELISABETTA
- Abstract
The idealised image of Victorian womanhood was forcefully exemplified by Coventry Patmore in his poem entitled "The Angel in the House" (2006), featuring ladies characterised by innocence, submissiveness, self-abnegation, compliance with their traditional roles of nurturers and homemakers. This paper aims at analysing the controversial character of Lucy Graham (Lady Audley) who, despite her seeming perfection, subversively undermines this very model.
- Subjects
LADY Audley's Secret (Book); BRADDON, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth), 1835-1915; VICTORIAN Period in literature; WOMEN criminals; LITERARY characters; GENDER identity in literature; VICTORIAN (Literary period)
- Publication
BAS - British & American Studies, 2014, Vol 20, p15
- ISSN
1224-3086
- Publication type
Literary Criticism