Incarnating Image: George Eliot, Frederic Leighton, and the Art of Sacramental Narrative in Romola
This essay examines the significance of Frederic Leighton’s illustrations of George Eliot’s historical novel of Renaissance Florence, Romola (1862–1863). Leighton’s illustrations form a crucial part of Eliot’s vision of her heroine’s movement toward spiritual liberation. Eliot and Leighton together...
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Language: | English |
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Brill
2022
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Religion and the arts
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 89-111 |
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Frederic Leighton
B women’s history / women B Illustration B biblical narrative B Romola B Mythology B Sacrifice B Virgin Mary B George Eliot |
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