Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett

The article examines the life and works of the famous children' s author Frances Hodgson Burnett, whose stories – Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden – oscillate between high and low, between rags and opulence, "between the stars and the stables." The article...

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Main Author: Maria Teresa Trisciuzzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2017-03-01
Series:Studi sulla Formazione
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Online Access:https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/sf/article/view/9143
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description The article examines the life and works of the famous children' s author Frances Hodgson Burnett, whose stories – Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden – oscillate between high and low, between rags and opulence, "between the stars and the stables." The article considers the Cinderella Theme and the different protagonists of her novels in their various meanings, from the figure of the Beautiful Child to the spoiled and petulant anti-heroine. Special attention is devoted to women's roles present in her famous arcadian work The Secret Garden, specifically the concept of female childhood and the representations of family in the Victorian Age, both of which emerge through the author's stories. From the ancient relationship with the benign and motherly nature, we see that only children - often orphaned - have the ability to bring a new light in the family circle, becoming an integral part, which is essential to a new rebirth.
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spelling doaj.art-a5654eb3009a46caa242505eceffff812022-12-21T21:18:53ZengFirenze University PressStudi sulla Formazione2036-69812017-03-0119210.13128/Studi_Formaz-2020716933Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson BurnettMaria Teresa TrisciuzziThe article examines the life and works of the famous children' s author Frances Hodgson Burnett, whose stories – Little Lord Fauntleroy, A Little Princess, The Secret Garden – oscillate between high and low, between rags and opulence, "between the stars and the stables." The article considers the Cinderella Theme and the different protagonists of her novels in their various meanings, from the figure of the Beautiful Child to the spoiled and petulant anti-heroine. Special attention is devoted to women's roles present in her famous arcadian work The Secret Garden, specifically the concept of female childhood and the representations of family in the Victorian Age, both of which emerge through the author's stories. From the ancient relationship with the benign and motherly nature, we see that only children - often orphaned - have the ability to bring a new light in the family circle, becoming an integral part, which is essential to a new rebirth.https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/sf/article/view/9143children's literatureFrances Hodgson Burnettvictorian agefamilyfemale roles
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Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett
Studi sulla Formazione
children's literature
Frances Hodgson Burnett
victorian age
family
female roles
title Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett
title_full Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett
title_fullStr Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett
title_full_unstemmed Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett
title_short Jenseits des Secret Garden. Der arkadische Roman von Frances Hodgson Burnett
title_sort jenseits des secret garden der arkadische roman von frances hodgson burnett
topic children's literature
Frances Hodgson Burnett
victorian age
family
female roles
url https://oajournals.fupress.net/index.php/sf/article/view/9143
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