The fantasy of female sexual freedom in Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and in John Logan's Penny Dreadful.

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Despite considerable investigation into the nature of female sexuality and the manner in whichit has been portrayed over the years, debate remains regarding what is acceptable and what isnot. Furthermore, the manner in which it may be explored in a constructive manner is disputed.This thesis aims to use Angela Carter's The Sadeian Woman and her analysis of thework of the Marquis de Sade to understand not only the possibly perverse nature of femalesexuality, but also how pornography has the potential to expose gender inequality and providea new space for female liberatory sexual practices. Furthermore, noting the similarities betweenthe structure and potentially subversive elements of the pornographic text and folk tales, Ianalyse selected texts from Angela Carter's The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories, primarilythrough the lens of the sexual subject positions of the female protagonists and how sexualinitiation and desire play a central role in significant character development.The Penny Dreadful television series is explored by noting the extensive relationshipdepicted between female sexuality and the otherworldly. Firstly, as remnants of the debateregarding the depiction of female sexuality in literature, the substantial dissonance regardingthe role that television may play in this regard is analysed. Furthermore, in keeping with thesubstantial effect of revisionist myth-making, the significance of the intertextual and Gothicelements of the Penny Dreadful series is examined.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University