Passionlessness as a Sacrificial Tool of Subversion
Monday, February 25th, 2013
In Puritan society, women are compelled to sin through their passion. Hester, losing all passion, in one ironic sense loses her ties to sin. She learns power over herself, and power to define her own code of ethics. This, as Lee pointed out, is distinct from the biblical code of morality that rules Puritan society. […]
Passionlessness as a Sacrificial Tool of Subversion
Tags: feminism, passion, Passionlessness, sin, Victorian
Posted in Eli Bierman, February 26 | 2 Comments »
The Puritanical Feminist
Monday, February 25th, 2013
(I apologize for the slight tardiness of tonight’s post–Oscar Night is the New England Holiday of my family!) Aristophane’s play, Lysistrata, is one of the most prominent literary displays of women’s sexual power. In attempts to end the Peloponnesian War, Lysistrata convinces her fellow Grecian women to withhold sexual pleasures from their husbands until peace […]
The Puritanical Feminist
Tags: feminism, Hester Prynne, Nancy F. Cott, Peiss, Power, The Scarlet Letter
Posted in February 26, Nadia Cook-Loshilov | 2 Comments »
