A regiment of women warriors strides across the battlefield of German culture - on the stage, in the opera house, on the page, and in paintings and prints. These warriors are re-imaginings by men of figures such as the Amazons, the Valkyries, and the biblical killer Judith. This…
`Boyle has a sure touch and an obvious authority ... this is a balanced and lively introduction to German literatur. Ben Hutchinson, Times Literary Supplement.
"A regiment of women warriors strides across the battleifield of German culture--on the stage, in the opera house, on the page, and in paintaings and prints. Thsese warriors are re-imaginings by men of figures such as the Amazons, the Valkyries. and the biblical killer Judith. T…
Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation.
"Facing America: Iconography and the Civil War investigates and explains the changing face of America during the Civil War. To conjure up a face for the nation, Shirley Samuels explores the body of the nation imagined both physically and metaphorically, arguing that the Civil Wa…
Exploring how the face and body of America were imagined both physically and metaphorically during the Civil War, this book shows how visual iconography affected changes in postbellum gendered and racialised identifications of the nation.
