Mythology and Misogyny: The Social Discourse of Nineteenth Century British Classical-Subject Painting

By Joseph A. Kestner

19th century British classical subject or mythological paintings have traditionally been viewed as little more than decorative canvases. In this work, the author claims these paintings are something more - an integral part of a broad-based value system that reinforced patriarchal dominance by inculcating misogynistic and gynophobic attitudes among the broad public.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0299115305
• ISBN13: 9780299115302
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.5" x 10.4"