Andromeda's chains: gender and interpretation in victorian literature and art
Auteur :
Munich, Adrienne Auslander / Munich, Adrienne
Éditeur :
Columbia University Press
ISBN :
9780231068734
Date de publication :
10 juin 1993
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This study explores the passion with which Victorian male writers and artists gave meaning to the myth of Perseus and Andromeda and its medieval analogue, the legend of St George and the dragon. It demonstrates how men used the myth to exert their own gender on Victorian culture.