PARALLELS BETWEEN THE FEMALE CHARACTERS IN THE NOVELS PERSIAN LETTERS AND LETTERS FROM A PERUVIAN WOMAN – SOCIAL ATTITUDES, ADAPTATION, CULTURAL MIXTURE, AND THE ASPECT OF EMANCIPATION OF WOMAN

VOL. 61, BOOK 1, PART C, 2023, pp. 239 – 245 Full text (Fr)

Author: Yuliya Trifonova

Affiliation: Paisii Hilendarski University of Plovdiv

Abstract
In this article our purpose is to analyze and compare the female characters in Montesquieu’s Persian Letters and Mme de Graffigny’s Letters from a Peruvian Woman. Montesquieu and Francoise de Graffigny present revolutionary female characters in search of freedom. The women from Usbek’s seraglio – Zachi, Zephis, Zelis, Fatme and the most tragic and rebellious one, Roxane, also the heroine of Mme de Graffigny Zilia, criticize the hypocrisy and cruelty of the societies where they live. Their revolts demonstrate their courageous nature and their determination to be free. The desire to evolve freely, to flourish fully define the essence of being a Human.

Key words: Montesquieu, Mme de Graffigny, epistolary novel, woman, emancipation

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