<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In the present study we propose a look at Zsolna Ugron’s works from a generic perspective in order to analyze what conventions of genres such as the romance, the epistolary novel and the historical romance the author has revived and what are the elements that she has added or changed in order to make them appealing to the public and yield to critical analysis. We also attempt an investigation of the formation of female subjectivity as illustrated by these fundamentally feminine novels, given that all four of them operate with female protagonists, women in the process of shaping their destinies, often at crossroads where - despite all the external factors that seem to determine their fate from history to social conventions and men around them - ultimately they make their own personal choices and position themselves as responsible, active and creative subjects.</p></abstract>

In the present study we propose a look at Zsolna Ugron’s works from a generic perspective in order to analyze what conventions of genres such as the romance, the epistolary novel and the historical romance the author has revived and what are the elements that she has added or changed in order to make them appealing to the public and yield to critical analysis. We also attempt an investigation of the formation of female subjectivity as illustrated by these fundamentally feminine novels, given that all four of them operate with female protagonists, women in the process of shaping their destinies, often at crossroads where - despite all the external factors that seem to determine their fate from history to social conventions and men around them - ultimately they make their own personal choices and position themselves as responsible, active and creative subjects.

Old Genres in New Attire: Zsolna Ugron’s Novels

Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Philologica

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In the present study we propose a look at Zsolna Ugron’s works from a generic perspective in order to analyze what conventions of genres such as the romance,...

Old Genres in New Attire: Zsolna Ugron’s Novels

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 147 - 172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2017-0011

Keywords
Zsolna Ugron, genre, subject, canon, popular literature

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Old Genres in New Attire: Zsolna Ugron’s Novels

Published Online: Sep 23, 2017

Page range: 147 - 172

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/ausp-2017-0011

KeywordsZsolna Ugron, genre, subject, canon, popular literature

© 2017

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
Zsolna Ugron, genre, subject, canon, popular literature