RE-DRESSING MIRIAM: 19th CENTURY ARTISTIC JEWISH WOMEN
Author | : Irina Rabinovich |
Publisher | : Xlibris Corporation |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 2012-01-26 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781469132600 |
ISBN-13 | : 1469132605 |
Rating | : 4/5 (605 Downloads) |
Download or read book RE-DRESSING MIRIAM: 19th CENTURY ARTISTIC JEWISH WOMEN written by Irina Rabinovich and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-01-26 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims at exploring the reciprocal interaction between art and culture, and specifically how the literary and artistic images of mid nineteenth-century Jewish female artists are interwoven with their factual lifestyles, self-representations, and the reception of their work. By analyzing the reciprocal relationship between the dominant culture in which they are embedded and their work, I show how the literary and artistic images of Jewish female artists (as depicted by Jews and non-Jews) are interwoven with the factual lifestyles, culture, and self-representations of real Jewish artists. Moreover, my research reveals how those representations are related to society’s centuries-long ambivalence towards Jews, and specifically towards Jewish female artists, as it is revealed in literature and art.