Sheer Presence : The Veil in Manet's Paris /

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In Sheer Presence, Marni Reva Kessler demonstrates how the ubiquitous veil and its visual representations knot together many of the precepts of Parisian life. Positioning the veil directly at the intersection of feminist, formalist, and social art history, Kessler offers a fresh perspective on perio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kessler, Marni Reva
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manet, Édouard, > 1832-1883.
Veils > Social aspects.
Veils in art.
Veils.
Manners and customs.
Impressionism (Art)
ART > European.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Beauty & Grooming.
Impressionnisme (Art) > France > Paris.
Voiles (Coiffures) dans l'art.
Voiles (Coiffures) > France > Paris > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Voiles (Coiffures) > Aspect social > France > Paris.
Impressionism (Art) > France > Paris.
Veils > France > Paris > History > 19th century.
Veils > Social aspects > France > Paris.
France > Paris.
Paris (France) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Paris (France) > Moeurs et coutumes > 19e siecle.
Paris (France) > History > 19th century.
Paris (France) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
History
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; 1. PATHOLOGIZING THE SECOND EMPIRE CITY; 2. MAKING UP THE SURFACE; 3. UNMASKING MANET'S MORISOT, OR VEILING SUBJECTIVITY; 4. THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VEIL; EPILOGUE; NOTES; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.

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