Many critics consider Mariama Bâ as a feminist writer, but the reader of her two novels might wonder what characterizes her work as such. Therefore, the aim of each chapter, in order of appearance, is to analyze first the genres, then the elements of African tradition and Western modernity, the characters of both works and the themes of the novels, with the intention of defining the author's feminism, which takes its source in dichotomies, paradoxes and contradictions. In order to expose the author's point of view on the condition of women, it appears important to situate the diegesis in its context. Also, the study is supported by references on the Senegalese culture, by genres, narrative and feminist theories and by critiques on the work itself.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc5350 |
| Date | 08 1900 |
| Creators | Perret, Arnaud |
| Contributors | Kaplan, Marijn S. |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English, French |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Copyright, Perret, Arnaud, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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