Milton and Gender - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0521841305 ISBN 13 : 9780521841306

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2005

Synopsis

Milton's contempt for women has been accepted since Samuel Johnson's famous Life of the poet. Subsequent critics have long debated whether Milton's writings were anti- or pro-feminine, a problem further complicated by his advocacy of 'divorce on demand' for men. Milton and Gender re-evaluates these claims of Milton as anti-feminist, pointing out that he was not seen that way by contemporaries, but espoused startlingly fresh ideas of marriage and the relations between the sexes. The first two sections of specially commissioned essays in this volume investigate the representations of gender and sexuality in Milton's prose and verse. In the final section, the responses of female readers ranging from George Eliot and Virginia Woolf to lesser-known artists and revolutionaries are brought to bear on Milton's afterlife and reputation. Together, these essays provide a critical perspective on the contested issues of femininity and masculinity, marriage and divorce in Milton's work.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Catherine Gimelli Martin is Professor of English Literature at the University of Memphis.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0521841305
• ISBN 13: 9780521841306
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Éditeur: Martin Catherine Gimelli
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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