Miniature Worlds, Material Power: Objects and Agency in Jessie Burton’s “The Miniaturist”

Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist invites readers into a world where the miniature serves as a microcosm of societal complexities. Through the intricate dollhouses and their inhabitants, the novel delves into the blurred lines between objects and subjects in 17th century Netherlands. This paper employs a close reading approach to analyze the symbolic significance of the

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IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities, official conference proceedings
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2025-03-28
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https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2432-4604.2025.20
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Travel Writing and Literature
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Miniature Worlds, Material Power: Objects and Agency in Jessie Burton’s “The Miniaturist”

Rasha Osman Abdel Haliem
IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities, official conference proceedings
Travel Writing and Literature
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Miniature Worlds, Material Power: Objects and Agency in Jessie Burton’s “The Miniaturist”

Rasha Osman Abdel Haliem
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Jessie Burton’s The Miniaturist invites readers into a world where the miniature serves as a microcosm of societal complexities. Through the intricate dollhouses and their inhabitants, the novel delves into the blurred lines between objects and subjects in 17th century Netherlands. This paper employs a close reading approach to analyze the symbolic significance of the

IAFOR International Conference on Arts & Humanities, official conference proceedings
Travel Writing and Literature
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