Sheer presence : the veil in Manet's Paris / Marni Reva Kessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kessler, Marni Reva.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Veils--Social aspects--France--Paris.

Veils.

Veils--France--Paris--History--19th century.

Veils in art.

Impressionism (Art)--France--Paris.

Impressionism (Art).

Paris (France)--Social life and customs--19th century.

Paris (France).

Paris (France)--History--19th century.

Manet, Édouard, 1832-1883.

Manet, Édouard.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 215 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Sheer Presence, Marni Reva Kessler demonstrates how the ubiquitous veil and its visual representations knot together many of the precepts of Parisian life. Positioning the veil directly at the intersection of feminist, formalist, and social art history, Kessler offers a fresh perspective on period discourses of public health, seduction and sexuality, colonial stereotypes, and, ultimately, an emerging modernity.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. PATHOLOGIZING THE SECOND EMPIRE CITY; 2. MAKING UP THE SURFACE; 3. UNMASKING MANET'S MORISOT, OR VEILING SUBJECTIVITY; 4. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEIL; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-200) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9833-3

OCLC:

613406369