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The Male Gaze versus Female Self-Determination in Ekphrastic Poetry

Carol Ann Duffy’s "Standing Female Nude"


Essay, 2015

15 Pages, Grade: 1,3


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Introduction

1. Ekphrasis as the Epitome of Male Power in Aesthetics
1.1 Definition of Ekphrasis
1.2 The Male Gaze in Aesthetics and Ekphrasis

2. Female Modification of the Genre on the Example of Carol Ann Duffy’s Standing Female Nude (1985)
2.1 The Voice of Female Authors of Ekphrasis
2.2 Still Ekphrasis? - Contesting Traditional Male Conventions
2.3 The Transformation of the Ekphrastic Image : From Object to Subject

3. Conclusion

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Title
The Male Gaze versus Female Self-Determination in Ekphrastic Poetry
Subtitle
Carol Ann Duffy’s "Standing Female Nude"
College
Free University of Berlin  (Institut für englische Philologie)
Course
Ekphrasis: Theory and Practice
Grade
1,3
Author
Year
2015
Pages
15
Catalog Number
V307706
ISBN (eBook)
9783668059948
ISBN (Book)
9783668059955
File size
618 KB
Language
English
Keywords
male gaze, female self-determination, standing female nude, carol ann duffy, female ekphrastic mode, Ekphrasie, ekphrastic poertry, ekphrasis
Quote paper
Juliane Amthor (Author), 2015, The Male Gaze versus Female Self-Determination in Ekphrastic Poetry, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/307706

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