Andromeda's Chains: Gender and Interpretation in Victorian Literature and Art

by Adrienne Auslander Munich

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This study explores the passion with which Victorian male writers and artists gave meaning to the myth of Perseus and Andromeda and its medieval analogue, the legend of St George and the dragon. It demonstrates how men used the myth to exert their own gender on Victorian culture.

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231068735

ISBN13:9780231068734

Release Date:June 1993

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:240 Pages

Weight:0.70 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

Art Arts, Music & Photography Criticism & Theory History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Movements & Periods Mythology Mythology & Folk Tales Themes Victorian Women in Art Women Writers Women's Studies

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