![]() ![]() The first chapter shows how prejudices about gypsies are countered in Esmeralda’s characterisation, as her magical appearance is revealed as only seeming magical. The applied methods involve close readings alternated with broader readings of the narratives, as well as tables to concretise contrasts between characters, and a comparison of Esmeralda and Carmen to draw further conclusions about their individual representations as gypsy women. The perspective for this literary analysis combines notions from gender studies (intersectionality, agency), postcolonial studies (Orientalism, the Other), and the context of French Romanticism to interpret the characterisations of these women. This thesis investigates the representation of gypsy women in Victor Hugo’s Notre-Dame de Paris and Georges Bizet’s opera Carmen by analysing the characters Esmeralda (Hugo) and Carmen (Bizet). ![]()
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