FRA - Producción académica de Grado - Ciclo de Licenciaturas - Lic. en Lengua Inglesa
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Item Deconstructing Doctor John Watson in Sherlock Holmes series(2023-09-01) Geracitano, Melisa Anabel; Mucci, María RosaThe character of John Watson is portrayed as the world-famous companion of the Great Detective, Sherlock Holmes. Yet, he is hardly ever thought as the detective who solves the cases, up to now. This idea has motivated this work, and the aim of this study is to confirm whether the character of John Watson fulfils the role of detective in the episode “The Hounds of Baskerville” from the television adaption Sherlock. This thesis has an introduction in which the emphasis is placed on the problem statement, the research question, and its hypotheses. Subsequently, it is divided into three chapters. In the first chapter, the theoretical framework of the analysis is presented, particularly Todorov´s typology of detective fiction and his concept of the fantastic; the literary narratology proposed by Mieke Bal and Propp’s ideas presented in his work Morphology of the Folktale. The second section is focused on the author, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and his relation to his own work. In this regard, this second part is devoted to the scrutiny of the original version of the novel The Hound of the Baskervilles and its modern version- “The Hounds of Baskerville”- written by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, which is the episode chosen to prove the hypotheses of this work. Chapter three is dedicated to the study of the characterization of John Watson and his new role in the contemporary series aforementioned. Finally, this investigation reveals a new way of (re) configuring the character of John Watson.Item Women´s Power and Patriarchy: A Literary Case Study in William Henry Hudson´s Work(2021-09) Biocca, Analía Verónica; Mucci, María RosaThe representation of female characters in male-authored literary texts constitutes a central point in feminist criticism (Manly, 2007: 46-50; Goldman, 2007: 74). Especially in the Victorian period, women´s quest for power appears as an unusual topic on account of the patriarchal order prevailing in the society of the time. The Anglo- Argentinian author William Henry Hudson was a prolific writer during this historical context; however, the power relationships that come into play in his fictional works have been overlooked until now. Hence, this study analyses the short story Pelino Viera´s Confession with a special focus on its female character, Rosaura, and her search for self-empowerment under patriarchal constraints. For this purpose, a content analysis research method was followed, applying a deconstructive feminist approach in order to dismantle the power relationships existing in the story. The findings from this study highlight the importance of challenging the culturally-determined stereotypes present in literary works so as to perceive the inequalities and power struggles between men and women, and also lead to interesting implications for a feminist debate both in the classroom and in society.