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"Passionate Discontent is a study that explores the relationship between gender and genius in late nineteenth-century French Symbolism.". "Art historian Patricia Mathews examines the artistic, social, and scientific discourses of fin-de-siecle France. Along the way, she illuminates the Symbolist construction of a feminized aesthetic that nonetheless excluded female artists from its realm. She analyzes contemporary cultural assumptions as well as theories such as social Darwinism, biological determinism, and degeneracy."--BOOK JACKET.
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1 edition- Other · English · 1999University of Chicago Press · 313 pages · 9780226510187
Art, FrenchGender identity in artSymbolism (Art movement)French ArtContentmentStress (psychology)Women artists