LEADER 02554nam 2200565 a 450 001 9910964628903321 005 20251117063118.0 010 $a0-8173-8216-X 035 $a(CKB)1000000000774981 035 $a(EBL)454577 035 $a(OCoLC)614597879 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000143995 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11159043 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143995 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10119262 035 $a(PQKB)10743679 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL454577 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10309823 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC454577 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000774981 100 $a20060428d2007 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEdith Wharton and the visual arts /$fEmily J. Orlando 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aTuscaloosa $cUniversity of Alabama Press$dc2007 215 $a1 online resource (265 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in American literary realism and naturalism 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a0-8173-1537-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [229]-239) and index. 327 $aContents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Women, Art, and the Sexual Politics of (Mis)representation in Edith Wharton; 1. Beauty Enshrined: Living Pictures and Still Lifes; or, Her Body Becomes His Art; 2. Picturing Lily: Body Art in The House of Mirth and "The Potboiler"; or, Her Body Becomes Her Art; 3. "Beauty Enthroned": The Muse's Progress; 4. Angels at the Grave: Custodial Work in the Palace of Art; 5. "We'll look, not at visions, but at realities": Women, Art, and Representation in The Age of Innocence; Notes; Works Consulted; Index 330 $aAn insightful look at representations of women's bodies and female authority.This work explores Edith Wharton's career-long concern with a 19th-century visual culture that limited female artistic agency and expression. 410 0$aStudies in American literary realism and naturalism. 606 $aArt and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aVisual perception in literature 615 0$aArt and literature$xHistory 615 0$aVisual perception in literature. 676 $a813/.52 700 $aOrlando$b Emily J$g(Emily Josephine),$f1969-$01028580 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910964628903321 996 $aEdith Wharton and the visual arts$94459105 997 $aUNINA