Characteristics of women : moral, poetical, and historical
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Characteristics of women : moral, poetical, and historical
（Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies）
Cambridge University Press, 2009
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Characteristics of women, moral, poetical, and historical, with fifty vignette etchings
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"This digitally printed version 2009"--T.p. verso
Reprint. Originally published: London : Saunders and Otley, 1832
Description and Table of Contents
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v. 1 : [pbk.] ISBN 9781108000987
Description
Characteristics of Women (1832) by Anna Jameson was the first attempt by a woman to analyse the characteristics of twenty-three heroines of Shakespeare's plays. In this book, Jameson, an English writer, feminist, and art historian, addresses problems of women's education and participation in public life while providing insightful and original readings of Shakespeare's women. She divides the heroines into four classes, two of which - characters of intellect and characters of passion and imagination - are discussed in Volume 1. Portia, Isabella, Beatrice, and Rosalind - the characters of intellect - are sufficiently connected by that common tie and are distinct from Juliet, Helena, Perdita, Viola, Ophelia, and Miranda, who are categorised as characters of passion and imagination. Illustrated with fifty attractive etchings made by the author herself, this eloquent book is a must-have for Shakespeare collectors, students of women's studies and others interested in nineteenth-century literary criticism.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Characters of Intellect: 1. Portia
- 2. Isabella
- 3. Beatrice
- 4. Rosalind
- Part II. Characters of Passion and Imagination: 5. Juliet
- 6. Helena
- 7. Perdita
- 8. Viola
- 9. Ophelia
- 10. Miranda.
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v. 2 : [pbk.] ISBN 9781108000994
Description
Characteristics of Women (1832) by Anna Jameson was the first attempt by a woman to analyse the characteristics of twenty-three heroines of Shakespeare's plays. In this book, Jameson, an English writer, feminist, and art historian, addresses problems of women's education and participation in public life while providing insightful and original readings of Shakespeare's women. Jameson classifies the heroines into four categories, two of which - characters of affection and historical characters - are presented in Volume 2. Hermione, Desdemona, Imogen, and Cordelia are the characters in whom moral sentiments and affections predominate, while Cleopatra, Octavia, Volumnia, Constance of Bretagne, Elinor of Guienne, Blanche of Castile, Margaret of Anjou, Katherine of Arragon, and Lady Macbeth are examples of historical characters. Illustrated with fifty attractive etchings made by the author herself, this eloquent book is a must-have for Shakespeare collectors, students of women's studies and others interested in nineteenth-century literary criticism.
Table of Contents
- Part I. Characters of the Affections: 1. Hermione
- 2. Desdemona
- 3. Imogen
- 4. Cordelia
- Part II. Historical Characters: 5. Cleopatra
- 6. Octavia
- 7. Volumnia
- 8. Constance of Bretagne
- 9. Elinor of Guienne
- 10. Blanche of Castile
- 11. Margaret of Anjou
- 12. Katherine of Arragon
- 13. Lady Macbeth.
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