The Problem with Binaries: Balancing Reason, Emotion, Body, and Mind in A Simple Story

The novel reveals f laws in the contemporary education system and offers up a solution for reform through Matilda, an ideal character who is a composite of mental and physical strength, a product of a male and a female tutor, and a result of the combination of a domestic-sensible upbringing and a ra...

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Published in:Studies in the literary imagination 2014-09, Vol.47 (2), p.59-82
Main Author: Decker, Sharon L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Attitudes
Criticism and interpretation
Education
Emotions
Females
Feminist criticism
Gender
Historical criticism
History
Inchbald, Elizabeth
Libraries
Marriage
Novels
Novels of character
Political aspects
Social aspects
Social novels
Women's education
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Summary:The novel reveals f laws in the contemporary education system and offers up a solution for reform through Matilda, an ideal character who is a composite of mental and physical strength, a product of a male and a female tutor, and a result of the combination of a domestic-sensible upbringing and a rational-Jesuit education. Conduct book authors such as Lord Halifax and Lord Chesterfield reinforced the belief that women were incapable of rational thought and therefore unqualified to voice opinions or move beyond the domestic sphere.
ISSN:0039-3819
2165-2678
2165-2678
DOI:10.1353/sli.2014.0019