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The Pageant (1896 and 1897)

Blurring the Lines of Opposition: Michael Field’s “Equal Love” a Critique of Love, Marriage, and Gender Conventions

© Arianna Guaragna, Ryerson University 2020 Historical Context Introduction Evolving notions of gender, sexuality and patriarchy were hallmarks of the end of …

Michael Field’s “Equal Love”: A Work of Trojan Horse Feminism

©2019 Brendan Wallace, Ryerson University Historical Context Introduction The end of the nineteenth century was a time shaped by both the death …

The Duality of Art and Reality: A Critical Analysis of Maurice Maeterlinck’s “The Seven Princesses”

Introduction The avant-garde movement of the 1900’s was an influential and pivotal movement in the world of art and expressionism. During this …