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Some scholars argue that “Maria Lamas” is likely a pseudonym used by a female author in order to publish a work that would otherwise be seen as too transgressive or gruesome for a woman to write. The titular female protagonist, Helen More, is a woman born into a wealthy family and constrained by both patriarchal institutions and the influence of alcohol on herself and the men in her life. Rather…
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Some scholars argue that “Maria Lamas” is likely a pseudonym used by a female author in order to publish a work that would otherwise be seen as too transgressive or gruesome for a woman to write. The titular female protagonist, Helen More, is a woman born into a wealthy family and constrained by both patriarchal institutions and the influence of alcohol on herself and the men in her life. Rather…