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Janssen, Chelsea (2021)

Patriarchy as Default in Fantasy Novels: A Comparison of the Ideologies in Titus Groan and The Priory of the Orange Tree

Bachelor thesis | Engelse taal en cultuur (BA)
This thesis examines the use of a patriarchal system as a default in fantasy literature, and it critically explores the possibility of creating more equal systems – such as a matriarchal one that is not merely the mirror image of patriarchy – within the worldbuilding of fantasy novels. It does so by comparing the patriarchal system in Mervyn Peake's Titus Groan (1946), to the matriarchal system in Samantha Shannon's The Priory of the Orange Tree (2019).
fantasy
patriarchy
feminism
matriarchy
Author
Janssen, Chelsea
Faculty
Faculty of Humanities
Specialisation
Literature
Supervisors
Dr. E. J. van Leeuwen
ECTS Credits
10
Language
en