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Feminine De-feminisation of Harmful Cultural Practices in Pierre Meunier’s Chinyelu (Tragedy of Dona Juana)

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Studies in World Literature

Abstract

In contextual reflection, to de-feminise is to negate the main themes and tendencies of feminism no matter its brands and types. This negation is a situation whereby the female character uses her natural potentials and attributes to destroy her people, culture, society and herself. Just like the tragic hero who cannot escape tragic flaws which often lead to his destruction, the heroine of feminine de-feminisation also celebrates and exhibits multiple character disorder. Consequently, this study, through the theoretical foundation of mimetic criticism which Plato and later, Aristotle builds on, examines feminine de-feminisation of harmful cultural practices in Pierre Meunier's Chinyelu(Tragedy of Dona Juana). The relevance of this text within the current postcolonial order cannot be overemphasised. Indeed, the study has also established the fact that there is timelessness in the thematic concern of a good play and that adaptation or its postcolonial literary gaze which is transplantation in drama will continue to redefine the global theatre. The study concludes that feminist scholars, dramatists and writers should take the issue of feminine de-feminisation of harmful cultural practices serious by communicating, condemning and dramatising them. The standard bearer of feminine de-feminisation in this work remains Chinyelu, the eponymous character in Chinyelu(Tragedy of Dona Juana) who destroys her people, culture, society and herself.

DOI

10.21608/tjhss.2022.279180

Keywords

culture, De-feminised Character, disorder, feminism, Tragic Flaw

Authors

First Name

AbdulRasheed

Last Name

Adeoye

MiddleName

Abiodun

Affiliation

Department of Performing Arts, University of Ilorin, Nigeria

Email

rasheed2007@unilorin.edu.ng

City

Ilorin

Orcid

0000-0001-9024-2027

Volume

3

Article Issue

4

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37311

Issue Date

2022-10-01

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2022-07-09

Publish Date

2022-10-01

Page Start

240

Page End

251

Print ISSN

2636-4239

Online ISSN

2636-4247

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279,180

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1,087

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Transcultural Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences

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https://tjhss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Feminine De-feminisation of Harmful Cultural Practices in Pierre Meunier’s Chinyelu (Tragedy of Dona Juana)

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22 Jan 2023