“THE RAILWAY CHILDREN”: LITERARY EMBODIMENT OF THE FABIANS IN THE POETICS BY EDITH NESBIT
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DOI 10.18522/1995-0640-2022-1-147-156
The literary expression of the socio-political views of the English writer Edith Nesbit (1958-1926) in the children’s adventure novel “The Railway Children “ (1906) is studied. Nesbit was an active member of the social democratic Fabian society, and her political activities could not but be reflected in her work. Being, on the one hand, the author of children’s literature, and on the other hand, representing the “new woman”, the writer used the images of children to realize the idea of a possible break with traditional gender and social roles. At the same time, the author notes the compromise position of the author in relation to the women’s issue. The artistic implication is analyzed: the poetics of the name, costume and space.
Key words: Edith Nesbit, Fabian society, “new woman”, gender markers, transformation, socio-political implications, images of the future, traditional roles
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