Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form

by Marina Warner

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Marina Warner explores the tradition of personifying liberty, justice, wisdom, charity, and other ideals and desiderata in the female form, and examines the tension between women's historic and symbolic roles. Drawing on the evidence of public art, especially sculpture, and painting, poetry, and classical mythology, she ranges over the allegorical presence of the woman in the Western tradition with a sharply observant eye and a piquant and engaging style.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0520227336

ISBN13:9780520227330

Release Date:April 2001

Publisher:University of California Press

Length:440 Pages

Weight:1.80 lbs.

Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography Education & Reference Folklore & Mythology History & Criticism Philosophy Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Themes

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