This book sets out to correct received accounts of the emergence of art history as a masculine field. It investigates the importance of female writers from Anna Jameson; Elizabeth Eastlake and George Eliot to Alice Meynell; Vernon Lee and Michael Field in developing a discourse of art notable for its complexity and cultural power; its increasing professionalism and reach; and its integration with other discourses of modernity. Proposing a more flexible and inclusive model of what constitutes art historical writing; including fiction; poetry and travel literature; this book offers a radically revisionist account of the genealogy of a discipline and a profession. It shows how women experienced forms of professional exclusion that; whilst detrimental to their careers; could be aesthetically formative; how working from the margins of established institutional structures gave women the freedom to be audaciously experimental in their writing about art in ways that resonate with modern readers.
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44 of 46 people found the following review helpful. Nice pictures; nowhere near enough info. There are many better books out there.By Kindle CustomerThis is a very frustrating book. There are beautiful pictures of bits and pieces of gorgeous gardens; but nothing that shows the full garden. No layouts; no design information; no plant selections to speak of. Just a closeup of a flower bed here; one angle of a garden room there; the wall of a house over here... The book is almost too aggravating to read. The text spends more time talking about the garden owners and the Conservancy than it does about the garden itself; and you certainly have no real sense of each garden after reading the book. I looked up online some of the gardens Id liked best because I couldnt tell what they were actually like. This book is far more a Conservancy ad than a useful or beautiful garden book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful book. Lots of gardensBy Smokeys housewifeBeautiful book. Lots of gardens. I will be enjoying this book for a long time. The book that I go back many times to get some ideas about gardening.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Oh Well. . .By J. ForristerThis covers only a few gardens that seem to be connected to people in the organization that published the book.
