| Description |
xii, 313 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The symbolist aesthetic -- The symbolist aesthetic in context: commentary and critique -- The ecstasy and the agony: creative genius and madness -- The gender of creativity: women, pathology, and Camille Claudel -- Gendered bodies I: sexuality, spirituality, and fear of women -- Symbolist women artists: practice and reception -- Gendered bodies II: Paul Gauguin -- Gendered bodies III: Suzanne Valadan |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-296) and index |
| Subject |
Art, French -- 19th century.
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Art, French.
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Gender identity in art.
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Symbolism (Art movement) -- France.
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Women artists -- France.
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| LC no. |
99022167 |
| ISBN |
0226510182 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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