Rethinking Marriage through Gendered Lenses

The volume Rethinking Marriage through Gendered Lenses explores how matrimony, both as a social institution and as a private experience, has been portrayed and re imagined across literature, film and theater. By examining narratives by Jane Austen, Adam Mickiewicz, Gustave Flaubert, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Sunetra Gupta, that span from Regency England to modern India, the contributors explore how marriage can simultaneously symbolize personal growth, national identity, social critique and cultural performance. Each chapter investigates gender roles and emphasizes marriage's dual nature as both a reflection of societal norms and a challenge to them. Ultimately, the book offers a timely, cross-cultural critique of the enduring tensions between public expectation and private desire in the context of romantic unions.

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Monica Alina Toma, Marina Luminita Militaru and Iulia Nicoleta Rascanu are members of the Department of Modern Languages and Business Communication at the Bucharest University of Economic Studies, each possessing substantial expertise in teaching, research and editorial work.