Ruskin's Mythic Queen: Gender Subversion in Victorian Culture

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John Ruskin's prominence as the author of "Of Queen's Gardens," his principal statement of Victorian gender opposition, makes him an ideal example for analyzing the power of mythic discourse to undermine gender division. Here, Ruskin creates a vision of feminine authority that draws simultaneously upon several sources (including the goddess Athena and Queen Victoria herself) to empower women in a worldwide arena redefined as a broader version of...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0821412353

ISBN13:9780821412350

Release Date:February 1999

Publisher:Ohio University Press

Length:236 Pages

Weight:1.25 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"

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Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Social Science Social Sciences

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