Educating Rita and the Gendered Tutorial Relation in Modern Drama

• 영문명: Educating Rita and the Gendered Tutorial Relation in Modern Drama
• 발행기관: 한국영미어문학회
• 저자명: 노애경(Aegyung Noh)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미어문학』제153호, 41~62쪽, 전체 22쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2024.06.30

국문 초록

While most discussions on Willy Russell’s Educating Rita (1980) focus on the parallels between Shaw’s Pygmalion (1913) and the play what seems to be lacking is a deeper exploration of how the two plays and Oleanna (1992) which is modeled on a similar pedagogical dynamic to theirs fit within the broader historical and cultural context of the 20th century. Each play embodies distinct tutorial relationship that reflects the ethos of its respective era. For instance, Rita's narrative is steeped in its historical moment, notably through its portrayal of the protagonist's enrollment in the Open University. By positioning Rita as the main text of analysis, this essay aims to contextualize the play’s dynamic between the male professor and the female student as a bridge between the modernist feminism portrayed in Pygmalion and the postmodern identity politics and sexual conflict thematized in Oleanna.

목차

1. Before and After Rita

2. The Beginning of Tutorial

3. The Middle of Tutorial

4. The End of Tutorial

Works Cited

키워드

Willy Russell Educating Rita tutorial relationship Pygmalion Oleanna