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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... mother and sisters in the London suburb of Ealing, making visits to friends in London, and researching art history and female employment across the Continent. Her father died in 1842, leav— ing her as her family's sole source of support ...
... mother's role. The logic of the separate spheres argument depends on those gender— specific virtues pre—existing, without cultural training, in both men and women. In Women of England, Ellis can confidently predict the success of her ...
... mothers of the perils their families face. Though badly managed homes can appar— ently deprive a young woman of her “natural” virtue, most writ— ers of domestic ideology continually rely on the presence of these virtues in all middle ...
... mother's watchful eye, or a father's home, and they can vicariously encounter the consequences ofvanity and shallowness from the same havens. Although she is always aware of the public perfor— mative element of Shakespeare's plays, at ...
... mother and daughter, as well as financial supporter. Returns to England in the Spring. Journeys to Canada in October. Leaves Toronto in September, agreeing on marital separation, but financial terms are not settled. Spends Autumn in ...
Contenido
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 |