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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... Criticism ° 444 I. From William Richardson, “On Shakespeare's Imitation of Female Characters” in Essays on Shakespeare's Dramatic Character ofSirjohn Falstafiancl on his Imitation ofFemale Characters (1789) I 444 2. From William Hazlitt ...
... criticism. The hybrid nature of this text underscores Jameson's contribution to conversations about literature, art, women, intellectual activity, and the public sphere. Because ofits peculiar status as both conduct manual and literary ...
... critics, including Johan Tieck, all of whom welcomed the author of Characteristics ofI/Vomen (which was translated into German in 1834). Writers, actresses, and intellectuals sought Jameson's company as she traveled through Germany and ...
... criticism. Medon's earnest (even if not always compliant) attention to Alda's defense of her literary scholarship exemplifies Jameson's notion of communion oflabor. Though Jameson's style is not always sharply crafted, her gender ...
... critic's understanding of female potential in nontraditional roles. Importantly for Jameson's educational plan, Portia's style is not the only correct female approach to appearing in public,but one that exactly suits the particularities ...
Continguts
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 |