Themes of the Foucauldian Notion of Resisting Power in Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall

The name, Hilary Mantel, is a significant part of the list of the prominent authors of British history. Among her works, Wolf Hall (۲۰۰۹), is a remarkable historical fiction that has fascinated readers and critics worldwide since the first days of its publication. Despite the fact that Wolf Hall has been studied from various viewpoints such as national identity, legal pragmatism, and ethics, the notion of resisting power has been neglected. Therefore, employing the Foucauldian notion of resisting power, I explore the phenomena of resisting power in Mantel’s Wolf Hall. I contend that power is resisted by various characters in the novel. The findings suggest that the power of the monarchy in Wolf Hall is resisted and restricted by the power of the Roman Church, Bishops, priests, Parliaments, nobles, and common people.

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Resisting power” , “Resistance” , “Wolf Hall” , “Hilary Mantel” , “Michel Foucault”.