Spatial dynamics and female development in Victorian art and novels : creating a woman's space / Liana F. Piehler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piehler, Liana F., 1971-

Series:

Studies in nineteenth-century British literature ; v. 20.

Studies in nineteenth-century British literature ; v. 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865. Wives and daughters.

Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn.

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-1855. Villette.

Brontë, Charlotte.

Eliot, George, 1819-1880. Middlemarch.

Eliot, George.

Brookner, Anita. Hotel du Lac--Estonian.

Brookner, Anita.

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.

English fiction.

Women and literature--Great Britain--History--19th century.

Women and literature.

Space and time in literature.

Personal space in literature.

Art, British--19th century.

Art, British.

Women in literature.

Bildungsromans--History and criticism.

Bildungsromans.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (179 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : P. Lang, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Spatial dynamics and imagery surface as distinctive and insightful elements for investigating female figures in Victorian art and literature. This book explores the concept that space can be a productive and creative realm, rather than merely an empty or confining category, for personal development. Through discussing representative Victorian paintings of the mid- to late- 1800s, as well as novels by women authors, Spatial Dynamics and Female Development in Victorian Art and Novels illustrates the ways visual and literary genres utilize space. This book sharpens our view of nineteenth-century women's perspectives on themselves, and recognizes connections between the visual and literary arts.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8204-8058-4

OCLC:

613371359