La Dame aux Camelias’ Effect on Society’s View of the “Fallen Woman”

Authors

Christiana Johnson, Liberty UniversityFollow

Abstract

Alexandre Dumas’ play, La Dame aux Camelias presents Marguerite Gautier, a “fallen woman,” as having redeemable qualities which challenged both society’s condemnation of the “fallen woman” and led to a more realistic portrayal of life on the stage and in literature as a whole.

Recommended Citation

Johnson, Christiana (2016) "La Dame aux Camelias’ Effect on Society’s View of the “Fallen Woman”," The Kabod: Vol. 2: Iss. 2, Article 7.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/kabod/vol2/iss2/7