WOMEN’S REPRESENTATION IN WORLD LITERATURE: FROM SILENCE TO VOICE
Keywords:
Women’s representation, world literature, feminist criticism, gender roles, female authors, voice, silence, empowerment, intersectionality, literary evolutionAbstract
This paper explores the evolution of women’s representation in world literature, tracing the shift from historical silence and marginalization to active voice and empowerment. Drawing on feminist literary theory and global perspectives, it examines how female characters and writers have moved from being confined by patriarchal narratives to becoming central figures in storytelling.
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