A Modern Hermaphrodite?. Intersex Identities in Jeffrey Eugenides...
Angelika Tsaros
What is intersex gender identity, and is there such a thing as a “typical” hermaphrodite? I looked at literary sources that deal with the same or a similar subject (Virginia Woolf’s Orlando, Julia Ward Howe’s The Hermaphrodite and Honore de Balzac’s Sarrassine), and compared them to Middlesex. Furthermore, comparing the text with medical and sociological research revealed that there are many parallels between actual cases and the ficional character Eugenides brought to life. Finally, I looked at the text itself. The questions asked here are: Is Middlesex an ancient epic in modern form? Cal, as the narrator of the story, is certainly believable and trustworthy, but we have to be on our toes because he will occasionally make up a...
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Дата выхода: июль 2011