FEMALE VOICES IN NEPALI NOVELS

The Female Uncanny: Gothic Novels for Women

Unlike Harlequins, popular Gothic novels are not restricted to one publisher, but are sold by a number of large publishers such as Ace and Fawcett. As a result, the Gothic formula is not quite as rigid as the Harlequin formula. The term "Gothic" is often used loosely to designate "suspense." Thus, Gothics tend to shade off, on the one hand, into the classical detective story and, on the other h...

Men and Women Writing Women: The Female Perspective and Feminism in U.S. Novels and African Novels in French by Male and Female Authors

Many critics believe that because men and women have different life experiences, the writing of male and female authors will differ, as well. Some believe that male authors are not able to write accurately from the female perspective or present feminist ideals because they have not experienced life as women. The majority of the time, life from the female point of view is portrayed in literature...

Copying hierarchical leaders' voices? Acoustic plasticity in female Japanese macaques.

It has been historically claimed that call production in nonhuman primates has been shaped by genetic factors, although, recently socially-guided plasticity and cortical control during vocal exchanges have been observed. In humans, context-dependent vocal convergence with relatives, friends or leaders' voices can be found. Comparative studies with monkeys and apes presenting tolerant social org...

Love on a Blighted Star: Nature and Female Sexuality in the Novels of Thomas Hardy

Identifying Disguised Familiar Female Voices: a Case Study