Critical Responses Flashcards
1
Q
What did Greg buzwell say about sexual freedom and the new women
A
“A new air of sexual freedom emerged”
2
Q
What other writes addressed sexual desire in 1890’s
In novels such as …
A
Thomas hardy
George Moore
Jude the obscure
3
Q
What did punch magazine portray the new women to be ?
A
“A figure of fun, embittered, overeducated spinster stick on the shelf”
4
Q
What did the novelist Mary Augusta ward think of the new women
A
Against female emancipation and that they “posed a threat to the status quo of marriage and motherhood”
5
Q
What is a quote said by Ibsen himself about the play and his social purpose
A
“I’ve never written a play to further a social purpose “
