Artist and Attic
Hsin Ying Chi
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Description for Artist and Attic
Paperback. Num Pages: 178 pages. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
Artists and Attic sees the relationship between architecture and literature as a concrete reflection of nineteenth century ideology creating an iconic picture of women's position in society and literature during that period. In the Victorian house, the attic is hidden and neglected, yet to a woman artist, it is a space of her own to produce a text of her own. The author presents the neglected attic as related to the neglected woman and the limited space symbolizes the confinement of woman and the woman writer, yet obtaining this space of her own becomes the central concern to women and ... Read more
Artists and Attic sees the relationship between architecture and literature as a concrete reflection of nineteenth century ideology creating an iconic picture of women's position in society and literature during that period. In the Victorian house, the attic is hidden and neglected, yet to a woman artist, it is a space of her own to produce a text of her own. The author presents the neglected attic as related to the neglected woman and the limited space symbolizes the confinement of woman and the woman writer, yet obtaining this space of her own becomes the central concern to women and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
178
Condition
New
Number of Pages
178
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761812890
SKU
V9780761812890
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Ref
99-15
About Hsin Ying Chi
Hsin Ying Chi is an instructor in the English Department at Troy State University.
Reviews for Artist and Attic
Provides accessible and embracing readings of a wide range of significant physical spaces in women's literature.
American Literature
American Literature