The Power of Women : A "Topos" in Medieval Art and Literature / Susan L. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Susan L., Author.

Series:

Anniversary Collection

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Art, Medieval.

Control (Psychology) in art.

Literature, Medieval--Illustrations.

Literature, Medieval.

Women in art.

Genre:

Illustrated works

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (356 p.) : 49 illus.

Edition:

Reprint 2016

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Susan Smith's comprehensive study of the Power of Women topos in written texts and in art emphasizes the critical phase of its development from the late twelfth to the end of the fourteenth century. During this period, she argues, traditional employment of the topos exclusively to condemn women and justify male authority underwent a dramatic shift.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Illustrations

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction: The Power of Women and the Rhetoric of Example

2. "Thise Olde Ensamples Ought I-Nowgh Suffice"

3. Tales of the Mounted Aristotle

4. "Body It Forth": The Mounted Aristotle as Visual Example

5. The Power of Women Topos in Fourteenth-Century Visual Art

6. Conclusion: The Topos in the Fifteenth Century and Beyond

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Works Cited

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-284) and index.

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ISBN:

9781512809404

1512809403

OCLC:

979747791