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Be Inspired: Shakespeare and Me

Anna Jameson: Author and art historian

Anna Jameson took inspiration from Shakespeare’s female characters and presented them as models of womanliness to her Victorian contemporaries. She split them into four categories based on their personal traits:

Characters of Intellect - including Portia, Isabella and Beatrice,

Characters of Passion and Imagination - including Juliet and Ophelia,

Characters of the Affections - including Desdemona and Cordelia,

Historical Characters - including Lady Macbeth.

  

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'Shakspeare’s Heroines'

Anna Jameson

1897

Published by George Bell, London

 

 Scroll down to see the front cover and contents page of Anna Jameson's book



The contents page of 'Shakspeare's Heroines' by Anna Jameson



The front cover of 'Shakspeare's Heroines'