This thesis illustrates how the nineteenth-century English poet Christina Rossetti combined sexual imagery with the theme of redemption in order to challenge the dominant representation of the ...Show moreThis thesis illustrates how the nineteenth-century English poet Christina Rossetti combined sexual imagery with the theme of redemption in order to challenge the dominant representation of the “fallen women” in Victorian culture. The art works of her fellow pre-Raphaelites representing “fallen women” are shown to be significant intertexts that helped Rossetti develop her contrasting depictions of fallen women. In all, this thesis sheds light on the relevance of Rossetti’s poetry to the nineteenth-century feminist movement, as it attempted to liberate women from the dominant patriarchal Victorian gender ideology.Show less
This thesis examines the extent to which the upbringing and education of Robert Louis Stevenson and H.G. Wells determined the way in which scientific discourse is incorporated into their Science...Show moreThis thesis examines the extent to which the upbringing and education of Robert Louis Stevenson and H.G. Wells determined the way in which scientific discourse is incorporated into their Science Fiction stories and how it affected the moral tendency of their novels.Show less
