Edith Wharton and the visual arts / Emily J. Orlando.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orlando, Emily J. (Emily Josephine), 1969-

Series:

Studies in American literary realism and naturalism.

Studies in American literary realism and naturalism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Criticism and interpretation.

Wharton, Edith.

Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937--Knowledge--Art.

Art and literature--United States--History--20th century.

Art and literature.

Visual perception in literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (265 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An insightful look at representations of women's bodies and female authority.This work explores Edith Wharton's career-long concern with a 19th-century visual culture that limited female artistic agency and expression.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Women, Art, and the Sexual Politics of (Mis)representation in Edith Wharton; 1. Beauty Enshrined: Living Pictures and Still Lifes; or, Her Body Becomes His Art; 2. Picturing Lily: Body Art in The House of Mirth and "The Potboiler"; or, Her Body Becomes Her Art; 3. "Beauty Enthroned": The Muse's Progress; 4. Angels at the Grave: Custodial Work in the Palace of Art; 5. "We'll look, not at visions, but at realities": Women, Art, and Representation in The Age of Innocence; Notes; Works Consulted; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-8173-8216-X

OCLC:

614597879