midterm Flashcards
Define Domestic Ideology
idea that woman’s proper place and highest happiness is within the home
Where is “the angel in the house” derived from?
coventry patmore’s 1854 poem of the same name
What is “the angel in the house” used for?
for the victorian ideal of femininity, pure & innocent
Status of women in the 19th century
man and wife are one person
Define Pin money
woman get allowance from husband
Define jointure
money set aside for wife after husband’s death
Define coverture
husband has absolute authority over wife and owns her personal property, earnings, children and body.
Act of 1870
wives wages didn’t become property of husband
Act of 1882
if a woman owned property before marriage she still had it after marriage
Act of 1893
Married women could have control of property acquired during marriage ex: inheritance
Dracula was written by who?
Bram Stoker
When was Dracula published?
1897
Define Surplus women
not enough men for marriage so women emigrated to india or australia where more men were
what innovation furthered women’s professions?
the type writer
Professions that came along for women
journalism, theatre, and nursing
When one becomes a vampire what are the effects?
Men act like women and women act like men and become more sexual
Define Madonna
virgin mother
How many times does Mina attack the New Woman?
Twice
What is blood transfer defined as?
A sexual and maternal act
Dracula film was directed by who and when?
John Badham in 1979
Nosferatu film was directed by who and when?
F.W. Murnaw in 1922
Bram Stokers Dracula was directed by who and when?
Francis Ford Coppola in 1992
Define Gothic Novel
Characterized by an atmosphere of mystery and horror and having a pseudomidevil setting
Define Epistolary novel
Novel written in the form of a series of letters
