Women's Art Register
Book, Oxford University Press, Idols of perversity. Fantasies of Feminine evil in Fin-de-Siecle Culture, 1989
... A richly illustrated treatise which contributes to our understanding of this period and its connection to the anti -women attitudes that continue today, and how Victorian ideas still exist as contemporary archetypes. Provides a feminist reading on many familiar literary and art works, and theoretical frameworks from the time. painting feminism sexuality violence symbolism mythology motherhood Darwinism Pre-Raphaelites Analysis of late 19th century American and European writing, art, science and philosophy exploring cultural misogyny. ...
Analysis of late 19th century American and European writing, art, science and philosophy exploring cultural misogyny. Discusses the attitude to women as having only sexual and reproductive roles and being depicted as symbols of evil, passivity and sensuality, and ever dependent, while men were free to follow financially independent public and intellectual lives.
Booknon-fictionAnalysis of late 19th century American and European writing, art, science and philosophy exploring cultural misogyny. Discusses the attitude to women as having only sexual and reproductive roles and being depicted as symbols of evil, passivity and sensuality, and ever dependent, while men were free to follow financially independent public and intellectual lives. painting, feminism, sexuality, violence, symbolism, mythology, motherhood, darwinism, pre-raphaelites
Federation University Historical Collection
Women's Art Register