Shakespeare's HeroinesBroadview Press, 2005 M09 26 - 464 páginas First published in 1832, Shakespeare’s Heroines is a unique hybrid of Shakespeare criticism, women’s rights activism, and conduct literature. Jameson’s collection of readings of female characters includes praise for unexpected role models as varied as Portia, Cleopatra, and Lady Macbeth; her interpretations of these and other characters portray intellect, passion, political ambition, and eroticism as acceptable aspects of women’s behaviour. This inventive work of literary criticism addresses the problems of women’s education and participation in public life while also providing insightful, original, and entertaining readings of Shakespeare’s women. This Broadview Edition includes a critical introduction that places Shakespeare’s Heroines in the context of Jameson’s literary career and political life. Appendices include personal correspondence and other literary and political writings by Jameson, examples of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Shakespeare criticism, and selections from Victorian conduct books. |
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... femininity for Jameson and (as I will develop below) wielded a particular influence on Shakespeare's Heroines. Through her friendship with the Procters,Jameson became part of another circle of younger women who would benefit from ...
... femininity, however, and traveled extensively, mainly gathering research for her ambitious series, Sacred and Legendary Art. One notable exception to that motivation for travel was a stay in Canada during 1836 and 1837. Robert Jameson ...
... femininity, occasionally explicitly connected to women's maternal potential, but other times only implicitly connected to a mother's role. The logic of the separate spheres argument depends on those gender— specific virtues pre—existing ...
... femininity requires understanding sexual difference as a matter not only of anatomy, but also of psychological character— istics or personality traits. In the twentieth century, this approach to understanding gender became known as ...
... femininity. In the case of the characters she chooses for her “Women of Intellect” section, feminine virtue licenses cross—dressing, witty banter with male companions, and the presentation of a defense in an all—male court of law. In ...
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Jamesons Writing on Women Work and Acting | 380 |
Jamesons Correspondence | 409 |
Contemporary Reviews of Characteristics of Women | 419 |
Conduct Books | 437 |
Eighteenth and NineteenthCentury Shakespeare Criticism | 444 |
Select Bibliography | 463 |