Pamela Norris
Author of Sound the Deep Waters: Women's Romantic Poetry in the Victorian Age
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Pamela Norris has taught English in London, Paris, and Zagreb.
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The most interesting portion, to me, was the “biographical” end section, which examines the writing and thinking of female authors on the theme, from the Renaissance to modern times. Ranging from intellectual challenges aimed at the heart of the myth to contemporary and experimental fictional treatments, the character and motivations of the feminine archetype are turned upside down and inside out, concluding with the notion that “Eve’s story … is a reminder of the difficult choices and compromises of adult life, the requirement to balance exploration and individuation with social and family demands. … Perhaps what is most important is Eve’s recognition of the need to challenge boundaries, to make the imaginative leap, however difficult, unpredictable and even dangerous, into a new phase of existence.”
Copiously footnoted and containing an extensive bibliography, this 1998 publication belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in women’s history.… (more)