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Grimmelshausen’s Landstörtzerin Courasche Like Frau Welt

Journal: International Journal of Arts and Social Science (Vol.3, No. 6)

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Page : 05-211

Keywords : Frau Welt; Grimmelshausen; Landstörtzerin Courasche; Misogynistic stereotypes;

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Abstract

The aim of this essay is to describe the role of Courage –the female protagonist of ‘Die Landstörtzerin Courasche' (1669) by Grimmelshausen - as the incarnation of Frau Welt, as was suggested by Feldges, in order to bring out the complexity of a literary character whose (female) image was made up of the usual misogynistic stereotypes of Grimmelshausen's historical and cultural context. Despite being depicted as a modern Frau Welt, Courage cannot escape her destiny of subordination to men and essentially acts as a deterrent character, thus embodying the misogynistic stereotypes of the time.

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