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Hadeel Azhar, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi ArabiaAbstract
This short article reexamines the fin-de-siècle poet Dollie Radford (1858–1920) by foregrounding her engagement with literary resources as intellectual and cultural resistance. Building on alternative readings, this study examines an overlooked dimension of Radford’s work: use of foreign languages and classical myths. This study argues that her use of these elements functions as a form of symbolic mobility that fostered openness to other cultures, resistance to gender norms, and participation in modernist currents. Through archival material and poetic analysis, this article contributes to ongoing debates on revolutionary poetics in the works of Victorian women writers, advancing discussions of multilingualism as a resource for negotiating cultural authority.
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Conference: ECAH2026Stream: Humanities - Literature/Literary Studies*
Published: Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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Azhar H. (2026) Seeking Alternatives Through Languages in Dollie Radford’s Diary and Poetry ISSN: 2188-1111 – The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2026: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 213-218) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2026.17
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2026.17
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