Bridgerton: a comparative analysis of sexuality, class, and race from a gender perspective in The Duke and I and its Netflix's adaptation

Abstract

[eng] This paper will analyse how gender is portrayed in Julia Quinn’s novel Bridgerton: The Duke and I (2000) and its Netflix adaptation Bridgerton (2020). This successful adaptation is relevant not only because it helped the book gain popularity but also because, by having been released two decades later, allows for a new perspective of gender performativity, a new perspective that is more in line with the democratic values of the present times. Thus, this dissertation will focus on gender perspectives in relation to sexuality, class, and race, and these issues will be considered in both cultural products by studying characters from different social economic backgrounds. These dissertation argues that the Netflix series offers a more feminist and inclusive perspective in an attempt to attract a wider audience.