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Moved by Love: Inspired Artists and Deviant Women in Eighteenth-Century France
Moved by Love Inspired Artists and Deviant Women in EighteenthCentury France
Author: Mary D. Sheriff
In eighteenth-century France, the ability to ?lose oneself? in a character or scene marked both great artists and ideal spectators. Yet it was also thought this same passionate enthusiasm, if taken to unreasonable extremes, could lead to sexual deviance, mental illness, and even death. Women and artists were seen as especially susceptible to the...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780226752884
ISBN-10: 0226752887
Publication Date: 12/15/2008
Pages: 320
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Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Book Type: Paperback
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