Monuments & maidens : the allegory of the female form / Marina Warner.
Marina Warner explores the tradition of personifying liberty, justice, wisdom, charity, and other ideals and desiderata in the female form, and examines the tension between women's historic and symbolic roles. Drawing on the evidence of public art, especially sculpture, and painting, poetry, an...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York :
Atheneum,
1985.
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Edition: | First American edition. |
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Main Collection
Call Number: |
N7630 .W37 1985 |
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Status: | Available Request this item |