Shakespeare's heroines
Subtitle: characteristics of women : moral, poetical, and historical
By: Anna Murphy Jameson ; edited by Cheri L. Larsen Hoeckley
Contributors: Hoeckley, Cheri L. Larsen, 1962-
Series: Broadview editions
Publisher: Broadview Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Peterborough, Ont; Orchard Park, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Heroines; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Women; Women and literature -- England -- History -- 16th century; Heroines in literature; Women in literature
Description: "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."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references