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Images of Rape: The 'Heroic' Tradition and Its Alternatives

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Images of Rape: The Heroic Tradition and its Alternatives is the first in-depth exploration of rape as it has been portrayed in Western art from the twelfth through the seventeenth centuries. Examining the full range of representations, from those that glorify rape to those that condemn it, Diane Wolfthal illuminates the complex web of attitudes toward sexual violence that existed in the medieval and early modern society. She makes her case using a range of visual documentation, including picture Bibles, law treatises, justice paintings, war prints, and the manuscripts of Christine de Pizan.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 23, 2000

ISBN: 0521794420

ISBN 13: 9780521794428

Images of Rape: The 'Heroic' Tradition and Its Alternatives

4.3/5 ( ratings)

Images of Rape: The Heroic Tradition and its Alternatives is the first in-depth exploration of rape as it has been portrayed in Western art from the twelfth through the seventeenth centuries. Examining the full range of representations, from those that glorify rape to those that condemn it, Diane Wolfthal illuminates the complex web of attitudes toward sexual violence that existed in the medieval and early modern society. She makes her case using a range of visual documentation, including picture Bibles, law treatises, justice paintings, war prints, and the manuscripts of Christine de Pizan.

Language: English

Pages: 304

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: October 23, 2000

ISBN: 0521794420

ISBN 13: 9780521794428

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