The Power of Women : a "Topos" in Medieval Art and Literature /

Susan Smith's comprehensive study of the Power of Women topos in written texts and in art emphasizes the critical phase of its development from the late twelfth to the end of the fourteenth century. During this period, she argues, traditional employment of the topos exclusively to condemn women...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Susan L. (Susan Louise), 1947-2021 (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Women in art.
Control (Psychology) in art.
Art, Medieval.
Literature, Medieval > Illustrations.
Control (Psychology)
Power, Psychological
Femmes dans l'art.
Contrôle (Psychologie)
Art médiéval.
Littérature médiévale > Illustrations, images, etc.
Littérature médiévale > Illustrations.
ART > History > Medieval.
Art, Medieval
Control (Psychology) in art
Literature, Medieval
Women in art
Kunst
Frau > Motiv
Macht
Literatur
Mittelalter
Femmes fatales.
Beeldende kunsten.
Letterkunde.
Illustrated works
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction: The Power of Women and the Rhetoric of Example
  • 2. "Thise Olde Ensamples Ought I-Nowgh Suffice"
  • 3. Tales of the Mounted Aristotle
  • 4. "Body It Forth": The Mounted Aristotle as Visual Example
  • 5. The Power of Women Topos in Fourteenth-Century Visual Art
  • 6. Conclusion: The Topos in the Fifteenth Century and Beyond
  • List of Abbreviations
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Backmatter

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