The Gender of Death: A Cultural History in Art and Literature

by Karl Siegfried Guthke

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In this illustrated historical survey of the image of death in art and literature Karl S. Guthke assesses the significance of the various personifications of death in different ages and cultures, as male or female, enemy or lover, friend or avenger, angel or devil. Guthke shows that such images are reflections of the life and cultures that produced them, and through them he offers astonishing new insights into the nature and perception of the Western self in its cultural, intellectual, and literary context.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521644607

ISBN13:9780521644600

Release Date:March 1999

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:312 Pages

Weight:1.40 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.9" x 9.7"

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections

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