A Comparative Reading of the Novel "Black suits you" and "Autumn is the last season of the year" According to Elaine Showalter 's Theory

Subject Areas : شعر

sayad panahi ¹ , Hamid Valizadeh ² , Mahin Hajizadeh ³

1 - P.Hd. Student, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
2 - Assistant Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University
3 - Professor, Department of Arabic Language and Literature, Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University

Received: 2022-12-14 Accepted : 2023-02-26 Published : 2025-12-01

Keywords: Ahlam Mosteghanemi, Nasim Marashi, feminist criticism, Elaine Showalter, : Femininity,

Abstract :

Nowadays feminist theories and patterns, a suitable tool to prove the feminist claim of the work, the author and the extent to which it has feminist mechanisms and femininity. Meanwhile, the theory of the four approaches of "Elaine Showalter", including biological, cultural, psychoanalytic and linguistic approaches provides the possibility for female criticism of the work and relying on it, the place of women can be recognized in men's and women's literary works. Therefore, this article has tried to investigate a novel by Nasim Marashi, an Iranian female writer, titled "Autumn is the last season of the year" and a novel by Ahlam Mostaghanemi, an Algerian female writer, titled " black suits you." Based on the criteria of Elaine Showalter feminine writing to get a clearer picture of the situation of women, their thoughts and ideals. According to the findings of the research and considering the belonging of these two works to the feminism phase of Elaine Showalter's writing tradition signs of feminism are evident in both works. But in the biological approach section, due to cultural and publication elements, dealing with details and personal issues is not so obvious