Sister arts : the erotics of lesbian landscapes / Lisa L. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, Lisa L. (Lisa Lynne)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lesbianism in art.

Nature (Aesthetics).

Arts, Modern--18th century--Themes, motives.

Arts, Modern.

Arts, Modern--Themes, motives.

Themes, motives.

Physical Description:

xi, 243 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Erotics of lesbian landscapes

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2011]

Summary:

Moore (English, women's and gender studies, U. of Texas at Austin) presents a feminist reading of the art, science, gardens, and relationships of four 18th century women in the sister arts tradition. In chapters providing biographical context on diarist/botanical artist Mary Delaney, aristocratic intellectual Margaret Bentinck, Romantic landscape poet Anna Seward, and Connecticut poet and educator Sarah Pierce, she explores how their choices reflect their "landscape of lesbian desire," and their influences on Emily Dickinson, Frida Kahlo, Georgia O'Keefe, and Judy Chicago among others. The book is richly illustrated. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Introduction: Lesbian genres and eighteenth-century landscapes

Queer gardens: Mary Delany's flowers and friendships

A connoisseur in friendship: the Duchess of Portland's collections and communities

The voice of friendship, torn from the scene: Anna Seward's landscapes of lesbian melancholy

The landscape which she drew: Sarah Pierce and the lesbian georgic

Conclusion: The persistence of lesbian genres: a circuit garden.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Lambda Literary Awards - LGBT Studies, Winner, 2012

ISBN:

9780816670130

0816670137

9780816670147

0816670145

OCLC:

687677503