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DonnaQuixote
A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Cartoon and poem appears in Punch in 1894
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Cartoon and poem appears in Punch in 1894- British magazine of low-brow satire humor published
- “Punch, or the London Chiavari”
- Published in UK from 1841 to 2002 (!)
Cover from an 2002 issue of Punch
Cover from an 1886 issue of Punch
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Cartoon and poem appears in Punch in 1894
● Both poke fun at the New Woman
- British magazine of low-brow satire humor published
- “Punch, or the London Chiavari”
- Published in UK from 1841 to 2002 (!)
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Cartoon and poem appears in Punch in 1894
● Both poke fun at the New Woman● Harshly critical of the New Woman
movement and the “Suffragettes”
- British magazine of low-brow satire humor published
- “Punch, or the London Chiavari”
- Published in UK from 1841 to 2002 (!)
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote
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Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote● Not attributed to any particular author (?)
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Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote● Not attributed to any particular author (?)
● Has superscripted indexes, but no notes?
* No extra charge.
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote● Not attributed to any particular author (?)
● Has superscripted indexes, but no notes?● Bartlett’s Guide to Reading provided*
* No extra charge.
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote● Not attributed to any particular author (?)
● Has superscripted indexes, but no notes?● Bartlett’s Guide to Reading provided*
● cf: New Woman to Cervantes’ Don Quixote
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Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote● Not attributed to any particular author (?)
● Has superscripted indexes, but no notes?● Bartlett’s Guide to Reading provided*
● Contains multiple references to Ibsen plays
● cf: New Woman to Cervantes’ Don Quixote
* No extra charge.
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Poem: Donna Quixote● Not attributed to any particular author (?)
● Has superscripted indexes, but no notes?
● Dismisses the New Woman as ill-inspired
● Bartlett’s Guide to Reading provided*
* No extra charge.
● Contains multiple references to Ibsen plays
● cf: New Woman to Cervantes’ Don Quixote
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Cartoon: Donna Quixote
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Cartoon: Donna Quixote● Page 228 in the Nelson Text…
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Cartoon: Donna Quixote● Page 228 in the Nelson Text…
● Incorporates connections to the poem and its literary referents
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Cartoon: Donna Quixote● Page 228 in the Nelson Text…
● Incorporates connections to the poem and its literary referents
● Primary Imagery -- The Latchkey: Freedom! -- The Book: Knowledge! -- The Glasses: Flawed!
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
The Cartoon: Donna Quixote● Page 228 in the Nelson Text…
● Let’s use an expanded version to see the secondary imagery…
● Incorporates connections to the poem and its literary referents
● Primary Imagery -- The Latchkey: Freedom! -- The Book: Knowledge! -- The Glasses: Flawed!
The comic Don Quixote, ready to attack the that which will not yield….
On the blades are written the words
??? laws.
The comic Don Quixote, ready to attack the that which will not yield….
On the blade is written the word
laws.
Behind him, Sancha holds the standard, a pair of pants marked divided skirt.
The comic Don Quixote, ready to attack the that which will not yield….
On the blade is written the word
laws.
Behind him, Sancha holds the standard, a pair of pants marked divided skirt.
The New Woman battles Mrs. Cerebrus.
The heads are labeled Mrs. Grundy, Momma, and Chaperone—
The New Woman battles Mrs. Cerebrus.
The heads are labeled Mrs. Grundy, Momma, and Chaperone—
A depiction and traditional roles for women.
Here we have a young woman, ready to serve the Crown…
Her sash is labeled volunteer….
There are books here, identified as…
Revolt of [the] Daughters, Dodd, and Yellow…
There are books here, identified as…
Revolt of [the] Daughters, Dodd, and Yellow…
Yellow Aster, I think.
Here we have Tyrant Man…
Isn’t this the typical portrayal of the Don of La Mancha?
His staring eyes…His elaborate facial
hair…
Or perhaps it connects to this and it’s Hendrik Ibsen.
Or perhaps it connects to this and it’s Hendrik Ibsen.
We have an Ibsen volume here and a work by Mona Caird, early Scottish feminist novelist.
One last thing:
Our New Woman stands on a volume of Tolstoy…
One last thing:
Our New Woman stands on a volume of Tolstoy…
Anna Karenina (1877) perhaps?
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Contemporary—and quite literate—fun-having with the newly asserted New Woman
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Contemporary—and quite literate—fun-having with the newly asserted New Woman
Discussion Questions
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Contemporary—and quite literate—fun-having with the newly asserted New Woman
Discussion Questions● Could a woman have written the poem in an effort to create a strawman?
Donna Quixote A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
● Contemporary—and quite literate—fun-having with the newly asserted New Woman
Discussion Questions● Could a woman have written the poem in an effort to create a strawman?● What does the cartoon suggest about the value of education in forwarding the New Woman?
DonnaQuixote
A Contemporary Critique of the New Woman
Questions and Comments?