Shakespeare's HeroinesBroadview Press, 26 de set. 2005 - 464 pàgines 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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... Characters” in Essays on Shakespeare's Dramatic Character ofSirjohn Falstafiancl on his Imitation ofFemale Characters (1789) I 444 2. From William Hazlitt, Characters of Shakespeare's Plays (1817) ' 448 3. From Frances Anne Kemble ...
... character— istics or personality traits. In the twentieth century, this approach to understanding gender became known as “essentialism.” Of course, gender essentialism and domestic ideology make parallel claims about men's essential ...
... characters are especially valuable in a culture that places a high premium on female purity and constancy of character. In one of the most often quoted passages from Characteristics,Jameson attests to the pedagogical value of imaginary ...
... character, rather than an attention to aesthetic values to judge fictional character.Jameson refuses to see Imogen's good— ness as defined by her sexual purity, or even her spousal loyalty. Imogen's talents are multi—faceted, ranging ...
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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 |