Monuments & Maidens: The Allegory of the Female Form by Marina Warner Signed
£50.00
'Marina Warner explores the tradition of personifying liberty, justice, wisdom, charity, and other ideals in the female form, she examines the tension between women's historic and symbolic roles. Drawing on the evidence of public art, sculpture, painting, poetry, and classical mythology, she ranges over the allegorical presence of the woman in the Western tradition.'
London: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. 417pp. Signed by the author on the title page. 100 b & w illustrations. Jacket in protective cover, light wear to edges, text clean, an excellent copy.
London: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Limited, 1985. First edition. Hardcover. 417pp. Signed by the author on the title page. 100 b & w illustrations. Jacket in protective cover, light wear to edges, text clean, an excellent copy.