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    STUDIA PHILOLOGIA - Issue no. 2 / 2008  
         
  Article:   THE MAIN FEMALE CHARACTERS IN SIGRID UNDSET’S KRISTIN LAVRANSDATTER AND MIHAIL SADOVEANU’S THE JDER BROTHERS.

Authors:  ANNAMARIA STAN. 		 
       
         
  Abstract:  Our article describes women’s position and family relationships existing in the medieval society, as they appear in two historical novels from the beginning of the 20th century, namely Kristin Lavransdatter written by the Norwegian author Sigrid Undset and The Jder Bothers, a Romanian novel written by Mihail Sadoveanu. In these two literary texts, the woman is described as the guardian of balance and harmony inside her family, a strong, intelligent and ambitious being that fights for happiness and fulfillment. The writers give an objective view upon social and religious conventions which decide women’s role and duty during the Middle Ages. The two female characters, Kristin and Ilisafta, are two different personalities which have a common characteristic in their attempt to preserve the integrity of their own universe.

Key words: female character, historical novel, medieval, religion, Sadoveanu, Undset 

 
         
     
         
         
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