Reassessing Portia: The Iconic Potential of Shakespeare's Woman Lawyer
(2003)
Journal Article
Rackley, E. (2003). Reassessing Portia: The Iconic Potential of Shakespeare's Woman Lawyer. Feminist Legal Studies, 11(1), 25-44. https://doi.org/10.1023/a%3A1023274821930
This paper considers the adoption of Portia, the heroine of The Merchant of Venice, by feminist legal scholars as a metaphor for the woman lawyer. It suggests that Portia has both captured and is captured by the feminist legal scholar's imagination,... Read More about Reassessing Portia: The Iconic Potential of Shakespeare's Woman Lawyer.