UNMASKING MISANDRY: A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF CAROL ANN DUFFY’S  “MRS AESOP” AND “EURYDICE”

Ayşegül Azaklı

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UNMASKING MISANDRY: A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF CAROL ANN DUFFY’S “MRS AESOP” AND “EURYDICE”

Authors:

Ayşegül Azaklı

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 63, pp.19-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323568

pISSN:

1308-2922

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Abstract:

 The new historicism theory propounds that history is inherently textual, is composed of texts, and thus no such thing as absolute truth is possible while recounting the past. As a form of text, poetry stands out as a tool to reflect the society of which it is a product. As the first female poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy encapsulates both fictional and nonfictional women from history and successfully manipulates what has already been narrated by men into something novel to give voice to womens concerns in her poetry. This study, employing a new historicist approach, examines Mrs Aesop and Eurydice from Duffys poetry collection The Worlds Wife to explore the prevailing sense of misandry among women in the late-twentieth-century Britain with the potential motivations behind the social dynamics that might have resulted in hostility towards men.

 The new historicism theory propounds that history is inherently textual, is composed of texts, and thus no such thing as absolute truth is possible while recounting the past. As a form of text, poetry stands out as a tool to reflect the society of which it is a product. As the first female poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy encapsulates both fictional and nonfictional women from history and successfully manipulates what has already been narrated by men into something novel to give voice to womens concerns in her poetry. This study, employing a new historicist approach, examines Mrs Aesop and Eurydice from Duffys poetry collection The Worlds Wife to explore the prevailing sense of misandry among women in the late-twentieth-century Britain with the potential motivations behind the social dynamics that might have resulted in hostility towards men.

 The new historicism theory propounds that history is inherently textual, is composed of texts, and thus no such thing as absolute truth is possible while recounting the past. As a form of text, poetry stands out as a tool to reflect the society of which it is a product. As the first female poet laureate, Carol Ann Duffy encapsulates both fictional and nonfictional women from history and successfully manipulates what has already been narrated by men into something novel to give voice to womens concerns in her poetry. This study, employing a new historicist approach, examines Mrs Aesop and Eurydice from Duffys poetry collection The Worlds Wife to explore the prevailing sense of misandry among women in the late-twentieth-century Britain with the potential motivations behind the social dynamics that might have resulted in hostility towards men.

 Yeni tarihselcilik teorisi, tarihin doğası gereği metinsel olduğunu, geçmişi anlatırken mutlak hakikat diye bir şeyin mümkün olmadığını, dolayısıyla tarihin metinlerden ibaret olduğunu savunur. Bir metin biçimi olarak şiir, toplumu yansıtmak için bir araç olarak öne çıkar. İlk kadın kraliyet şairi ünvanını taşıyan Carol Ann Duffy, tarihten hem kurgusal hem de kurgusal olmayan kadınları bir araya getirerek, erkekler tarafından anlatılmak yerine kadınlara, kendilerine ses olma olanağı sağlar. Bu çalışma, yeni tarihselci bir yaklaşımla, Duffynin The Worlds Wife adlı şiir koleksiyonunda yer alan Mrs Aesop ve Eurydice şiirlerini inceleyerek, yirminci yüzyılın sonlarındaki Britanyada kadınlar arasında hâkim olan erkek düşmanlığı duygusunu ve bu düşmanlığa sebebiyet vermiş olabilecek toplumsal dinamiklerin ardındaki potansiyel motivasyonları ortaya koymaktadır.

Article Details

UNMASKING MISANDRY: A NEW HISTORICIST READING OF CAROL ANN DUFFY’S “MRS AESOP” AND “EURYDICE”

Authors:

Ayşegül Azaklı

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 63, pp.19-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323568

pISSN:

1308-2922

Mrs Aesop

Eurydice

new historicism

misandryMrs Aesop

Eurydice

yeni tarihselcilik

erkek düşmanlığı

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Authors: Ayşegül Azaklı

Publisher: Pamukkale University

Main Topics: İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Journal: Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 63, pp.19-34

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 7/2024

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2001323568

pISSN: 1308-2922

Issues

Authors:

Ayşegül Azaklı

Publisher:

Pamukkale University

Main Topics:

İngiliz ve İrlanda Dili | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü

Journal:

Pamukkale Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Issue 63, pp.19-34

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

7/2024

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2001323568

pISSN:

1308-2922