Ebner-Eschenbach and the Czech realist Karolina Světlá : The Conception of an Emancipated Woman in her Role in the Family and in the Society

Abstract

The study deals with the way two realistic authors of the 19th century, the Austrian Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach and Czech Karolina Světlá, depicted "Women of Action" in their works. Two works are being compared from the point of view of "Women of Action": the novelette Mašlan's Frau by Ebner-Eschenbach with Světlá's novel Frantina.

Keywords

• realistic literature of the 19th century
• Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
• Karolina Světlá
• The concept of "Women of Action"