Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion

This thesis analyzes the character of Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion, through the twin lenses of contemporary and feminist literary discourses. Reimagining Eliza’s role as a feminist protagonist significantly recontextualizes the self-awareness, independent thinking, and co...

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Autor: Duff, Olga Calderón
Tipo de documento: dissertação
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Data de publicação:2025
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositório:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
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Palavra-chave:George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion Reimagined
Feminist rewriting as a form of feminist analysis
Eliza Doolittle the new Pygmalion
Eliza as contemporary protagonist
modern interpretation of Pygmalion
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spelling Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and PygmalionDuff, Olga Calderón George Bernard ShawPygmalion ReimaginedFeminist rewriting as a form of feminist analysisEliza Doolittle the new PygmalionEliza as contemporary protagonistmodern interpretation of PygmalionThis thesis analyzes the character of Eliza Doolittle in George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion, through the twin lenses of contemporary and feminist literary discourses. Reimagining Eliza’s role as a feminist protagonist significantly recontextualizes the self-awareness, independent thinking, and confidence that empowers her character to emerge as a new Pygmalion. Feminist Literary Criticism is used to analyze the influence of patriarchal oppression on gender roles and class structure in the Victorian and Edwardian eras illustrated in Pygmalion. Creative Writing as a methodology presents an original, feminist rewriting of Shaw’s play to further explore the multidimensional and unexpected nuances of Eliza’s holistic metamorphosis.Máster Universitario en Estudios Lingüísticos, Literarios y CulturalesToda Iglesia, María de los ÁngelesFilología Inglesa (Literatura Inglesa y Norteamericana)2025info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/11441/180427reponame:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevillainstname:Universidad de Sevilla (US)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:idus.us.es:11441/1804272026-06-17T12:51:07Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
title Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
spellingShingle Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
Duff, Olga Calderón
George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion Reimagined
Feminist rewriting as a form of feminist analysis
Eliza Doolittle the new Pygmalion
Eliza as contemporary protagonist
modern interpretation of Pygmalion
title_short Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
title_full Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
title_fullStr Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
title_full_unstemmed Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
title_sort Pygmalion Reimagined: Eliza Doolittle as a Feminist Protagonist and Pygmalion
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Duff, Olga Calderón
author Duff, Olga Calderón
author_facet Duff, Olga Calderón
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Toda Iglesia, María de los Ángeles
Filología Inglesa (Literatura Inglesa y Norteamericana)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion Reimagined
Feminist rewriting as a form of feminist analysis
Eliza Doolittle the new Pygmalion
Eliza as contemporary protagonist
modern interpretation of Pygmalion
topic George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion Reimagined
Feminist rewriting as a form of feminist analysis
Eliza Doolittle the new Pygmalion
Eliza as contemporary protagonist
modern interpretation of Pygmalion
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