The gender of death : a cultural history in art and literature

Author

Guthke, Karl S.

Document type

Livre

Language

English

Source

30 ill., sel. bibliogr., index ; xii, 297 p. ; 1999

ISBN

0-521-59195-3

Publisher

Cambridge University Press, Cambridge (gbr)

Publication country

United Kingdom

Abstract (en)

Considers why it is that in some cultures and times, literature, folklore, and art commonly represent death as a man, in others as a woman. In earlier centuries, the gender of the figure of death contributed to the interpretation of biblical narrative. More recently, the gender of death as angel, lover, or bride, has carried powerful psychological and social connotations. Tracing the gender of representations of death in art and literature from medieval times to the present day, offers insights into the nature and perception of the Western self in its cultural, intellectual and literary context.

Subject (en)

• General works -- Iconography
• Gender (sex)
• Death
• Art
• Literature
• Representation
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Généralités -- Iconographie
• Sexe (catégorie)
• Mort
• Art
• Littérature
• Représentation
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19991001-00213677

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