Andromeda’s Chains: Gender and Interpretation in Victorian Literature and Art
Adrienne Auslander Munich
240 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0231068735
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Language: English
Publish: June 10, 1993
Applying feminist theory to some lesser-known works by well known authors and painters, Munich (English, SUNY, Stony Brook) explores the psychological and cultural implications of the Victorian (male) treatment of the Perseus and Andromeda myth and its medieval analog, the legend of St. George and the dragon. With 31 photographs of the works discussed. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.