Bodies and Maps

Bodies and Maps
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 435
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ISBN-10 : 9789004438033
ISBN-13 : 9004438033
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Book Synopsis Bodies and Maps by : Maryanne Cline Horowitz

Download or read book Bodies and Maps written by Maryanne Cline Horowitz and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-12-15 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the ways early modern European artists have visualized continents through the female (sometimes male) body to express their perceptions of newly encountered peoples. Often stereotypical, these personifications are however more complex than what they seem.


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