ENGL 260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Judith Butler, Victorian Literature, Cardiovascular Disease
12 Jan 2015
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First wave feminism: pre-20th century, women"s education and the right to vote. Second wave: 1960s equality, hierarchy (reversal of hierarchies) Third wave: 70s-80s, rethink ways, no archetype of the ideal woman (judith butler) (socio- political, philosophical, to abstract thinking about gender) Victorian literature: morality, imperialism, mostly men in canon, novels. First published, called the dream of an hour. Not introduced to characters, just to the events. Recognizes her life will change, change entails freedom. Reaction to the return of her husband. Literal and figurative heart medical and emotional heart problems. Significant at a narrative level for literal significance, physically fragile. It matters how to break the news to her delicate. First few paragraphs, absence of louise and fragility of it. Significance of train/telegraph explicitly mentioned together: private and public concerns coming to the forefront, truth * Gossip, truths relayed from person to person official means. Reaction what happens when she finds out. Window sees the natural world, nature.
