Sexual Politics In The Ring and The Book
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Sexual Politics In The Ring and The BookSong, Kiho (Hannam University) One aspect that has received little emphasis in modern Browning studies is the importance of the Benthamite theory of fiction towards understanding his poetry. Bentham's theory of fiction takes into account the way a certain fictional entity exercises coercive power over human thoughts and actions. The Ring and the Book investigates prevalent Victorian cultural fictions and exposes their politics. Guido's first monologue and Pompilia's monologue address the question of fiction in gender relationship. The word honor is the very gist of Guido's sexual fiction. His fiction of honor compels him to believe that a husband's honor within the institution of marriage is God's gift, and that female submissiveness is a natural law. However, his monologue ultimately reveals that honor, as such, is merely a culturally formed fiction and suggests the possibility that the whole structure of a patriarchal society is built on fiction. Pompilia's monologue directly challenges Guido's utopian vision of patriarchal society.
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