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Title: |
Shakespeare's Heroines |
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| By (author): |
Anna Murphy Jameson Edited by: Cheri L. Larsen Hoeckley |
| ISBN10-13: |
1551113244 : 9781551113241 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pages: |
464 |
| Weight: |
.610 Kg. |
| Published: |
Broadview Press - September 2005 |
| List Price: |
34.50 Pounds Sterling |
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In Stock
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| First published in 1832, Shakespeareâ s Heroines is a unique hybrid of Shakespeare criticism, womenâ s rights activism, and conduct literature. Jamesonâ 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 womenâ s behaviour. This inventive work of literary criticism addresses the problems of womenâ s education and participation in public life while also providing insightful, original, and entertaining readings of Shakespeareâ s women. This Broadview Edition includes a critical introduction that places Shakespeareâ s Heroines in the context of Jamesonâ 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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