My last duchess : a poem about relationships between the colonizers and the colonized
Other Title(s)
دوقتي الأخيرة : قصيدة عن العلاقة ما بين المستعمرين و المستعمرين
Author
al-Khidr, Mutasim Tawfiq Qasim
Source
The Journal of al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 45 (30 Jun. 2018), pp.9-17, 9 p.
Publisher
al-Quds Open University Deanship of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies
Publication Date
2018-06-30
Country of Publication
Palestine (West Bank)
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
When we take into consideration the numerous interpretations of Robert Browning›s My Las Duchess» poem we notice that most of them present and give ideas about the personalities of the Duke and the Duchess either from a psychological perspective or from a feminist perspective.
This paper presents a new way of reading and understanding the poem as concerning the relationship between the colonizers, represented by the Duke, and the colonized, represented by the Duchess, as well as the colonizers’ relationship with art.
These ideas came into the researcher›s mind because Browning composed the poem in the 19th century, when colonization started, and powerful, rich countries exploited weak, poor nations.
These realities were deeply embedded in the poet’s subconscious and emerged in the poem in disguise.
Readers can speculate that through composing this dramati monologue, the poet unconsciously denounced the acts of the colonizers.
American Psychological Association (APA)
al-Khidr, Mutasim Tawfiq Qasim. 2018. My last duchess : a poem about relationships between the colonizers and the colonized. The Journal of al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies،Vol. 1, no. 45, pp.9-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-839031
Modern Language Association (MLA)
al-Khidr, Mutasim Tawfiq Qasim. My last duchess : a poem about relationships between the colonizers and the colonized. The Journal of al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies Vol. 1, no. 45 (Jun. 2018), pp.9-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-839031
American Medical Association (AMA)
al-Khidr, Mutasim Tawfiq Qasim. My last duchess : a poem about relationships between the colonizers and the colonized. The Journal of al-Quds Open University for Humanities and Social Studies. 2018. Vol. 1, no. 45, pp.9-17.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-839031
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 16-17
Record ID
BIM-839031