Foucault's Discourse and Theory of Power That Explores the Root Cause of Female Aphasia Interpretation of "The Portrait of a Lady"

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10.2991/icassee-19.2019.117How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Henry James; "The Portrait of a Lady"; Female aphasia; Foucault's discourse and theory of power

Abstract

The Portrait of a Lady is one of the best works of Henry James and one of the most famous works of world literature. Isabel, the heroine of "The Portrait of a Lady", has certain new ideas and the desire to pursue independence and freedom. However, she still cannot get rid of the shackles and conventional opinion of the society on women and thus can only silently bear the failed marriage. This paper will analyze the aphasia of Isabel, the heroine of the work, and Madame Merle, and find the root cause of their aphasia, so that more people can have a more comprehensive understanding of the work.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Wenqian Sun
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