Papers by Svetlana Bochman
... Her positively portrayed characters, after some comic trial and error, surrender some individ... more ... Her positively portrayed characters, after some comic trial and error, surrender some individual views to become integrated parts of society through marriage. Wilde's wittiest characters, (none are "positive" or "negative"), fail to conform to social strictures, even after marriage. ...
HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe), Jul 1, 2011
The Victorian, Sep 18, 2014
Despite differences in gender, chosen genre, intended audience and comic purpose, Jane Austen and... more Despite differences in gender, chosen genre, intended audience and comic purpose, Jane Austen and Oscar Wilde are more similar than different in their modes of subversive humor and in the themes they employ to satirize marriage. In attempting to answer what Austen and Wilde's marriage satire consists of stylistically, I will address how the writers employ irony, wit, paradox and comic characterization. Their use of parody and sometimes contempt for the objects of their satire will also be addressed. In dissecting humorous texts to look at social critique hidden behind wit, I found that what words lose in humor, they gained in acquiring alternate meanings.
The Victorian, Mar 6, 2014
Among the recent proliferation of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, the BBC's televised series, Sherlo... more Among the recent proliferation of Sherlock Holmes adaptations, the BBC's televised series, Sherlock, stands out in its portrayal of a modern Holmes, residing in contemporary London. The choices this new adaptation makes regarding what nuances of Holmes to express tell readers of Conan Doyle's texts much about Holmes's technocratic, rationalist intelligence and the shift in popular cultural reception of such intelligence over time. The most striking aspect of this new adaptation is an updated appropriation of technology. In this series, Sherlock reveals his tech-geek qualities in his obsession with obscure technical knowledge, which he enjoys showing off. Comparing the changes the character of Sherlock Holmes undergoes over time is crucial because these point to a popular cultural reception shift with regard to techgeeks such as Holmes. The shift occurs from Victorian literary audiences' relative ease with the technologically adept detective to modern television audiences' discomfort with the same detective's geekiness and expertise with new media technology.
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