The essay deals with the representation of femininity and masculinity in the most famous works of Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s Boys. Taking into account the main events that influenced the writer’s life, the essay analyzes the complex and rather ambiguous configuration of gender identity in Alcott’s works and the elements of modernization linked to her views on education.

Figurazioni dell’identità di genere nei grandi classici della letteratura per l’infanzia: aporie del moderno nella tetralogia di Louisa May Alcott

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Baeli Valentina
2021-01-01

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The essay deals with the representation of femininity and masculinity in the most famous works of Louisa May Alcott: Little Women, Good Wives, Little Men and Jo’s Boys. Taking into account the main events that influenced the writer’s life, the essay analyzes the complex and rather ambiguous configuration of gender identity in Alcott’s works and the elements of modernization linked to her views on education.
2021
Children's Literature
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