| Framing Women: Changing Frames of Representation from the Enlightenment to Postmodernism Contributor(s): Carroll, Sandra (Editor), Pretzsch, Birgit (Editor), Wagner, Peter (Editor) |
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ISBN: 3484401435 ISBN-13: 9783484401433 Publisher: de Gruyter OUR PRICE: $126.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2004 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | American - General - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Literary Criticism | Subjects & Themes - General |
| LCCN: 2004364902 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.20 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: With contributions of scholars from Europe and North America, this book covers the representation of women in word and image in the context of changing frames of mentalities in two distinct periods - the Enlightenment and postmodernism. Subjects and artists/authors covered include prostitution, English and French art (Hogarth, Reynolds, Beardsley, Greuze), postmodern feminist theatre, recent fiction by Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood and Spanish literature. Special chapters deal with the construction of women in recent popular animated cartoons and computer games. |