Characteristics of Women: Moral, Poetical, and Historical
Jameson · 1832
A work of literary criticism by Mrs. Jameson, first published in 1832, analyzing the female characters in Shakespeare's plays. It groups heroines such as Portia, Ophelia, Cleopatra, and Lady Macbeth into moral, poetical, affectionate, and historical categories to illustrate varieties of female character.
Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.
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