THE FEMALE BODY IN DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI’S LATE WORK
THE FEMALE BODY IN DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI’S LATE WORK
Author(s): Katalin KocsisSubject(s): Gender Studies
Published by: Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
Summary/Abstract: "Whenever we read an illustrated literary work, we cannot help connecting the text and the image: in most cases the two illuminate each other. The same is the case if we happen to read a poem inspired a painting, illustrating or even interpreting it. This paper is interested in the relationship between image and text, in the way these media are able to correspond and relate to each other. This will be examined with reference to the painter – poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s late portraits of women. "[...]
Journal: Gender Studies
- Issue Year: 2008
- Issue No: 07
- Page Range: 158-167
- Page Count: 10
- Language: English