Picturing Children

Constructions of Childhood Between Rousseau and Freud

Marilyn R. Brown, Linda Pollock

$273

Hardback

Not in-store but you can order this
How long will it take?

Availability Information

We source books from suppliers in Australia and overseas. For books we don't currently have in stock, the time it takes to get them from our suppliers can vary widely - from a few days to a few months - so we check each book with each supplier to determine the expected time it will take to be supplied to us.

We then advise you accordingly. If the time taken to get any book is too long for you, you can let us know and we will cancel or adjust your order, and refund as required.

To find out the anticipated arrival time for specific items prior to ordering, please contact us by phone or email:

Phone +61 2 9264 3111, or 1800 4 BOOKS (1800 4 26657) if outside Sydney:
option 1 Abbey's Bookshop (Crime, History, Science, Kids & more) • info@abbeys.com.au
option 2 Language Book Centre (ESL & Foreign Languages) • language@abbeys.com.au
option 3 Galaxy Bookshop (Sci-fi, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels) • sf@galaxybooks.com.au

QTY:

English

Routledge
14 January 2002

History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Human figures depicted in art; Age groups: children

"The representation of children in modern European visual culture has often been marginalized by Art History as sentimental and trivial. For this reason the subject of childhood in relation to art and its production has largely been ignored. Confronting this dismissal, this collection of essays raises new and unexpected issues about the formation of childhood identity in the 19th century and makes a significant contribution to the development of inter-disciplinary studies within this area. Through a range of case studies, the book charts the development of the Romantic ideal of childhood, starting with Rousseau's Emile, and attends to its visual, social and psychological transformations during the historical period from which Freud's psychoanalytic theories eventually emerged. Foremost scholars such as Anne Higonnet, Carol Mavor, Susan Casteras and Linda A. Pollock uncover the means by which children became an important conduit for prevailing social anxieties and demonstrate that the apparently ""timeless"" images of them that proliferated at the time should be understood as complex cultural documents. Over 50 illustrations enhance the volume."

Foreword by: Linda Pollock
Edited by: Marilyn R. Brown
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 164mm
Weight: 657g
ISBN: 9780754602774
ISBN 10: 075460277X
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 14 January 2002
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Marilyn R. Brown, Tulane University, USA Foreword by Linda A. Pollock. Tulane University, USA Linda A. Pollock, Marilyn R. Brown, Carol Mavor, Jennifer Milam, Petra ten-Doesschate Chu, Daniel R. Guernsey, Nancy Locke, Greg M. Thomas, Susan Casteras, Diane Waggoner, Alessandra Comini, George Dimock, Anne Higonnet.

Reviews for Picturing Children: Constructions of Childhood Between Rousseau and Freud

'... the perspective offered by the authors are new and insightful, making this a valuable book... Picturing Children offers innovative scholarship of an exceptionally high level.' David O'Brien, Nineteenth-Century Art Worldwide '... worthy of attention from social historians, social and cultural theorists, sociologists and art historians, particularly those interested in childhood.' Thomas Cockburn, Social History Society Bulletin 'This book is a welcome contribution to the subject of children and childhood in art... The range of subject matter presented in this book is diverse and interesting, and is designed to appeal to readers from a variety of disciplines... enthusiastically and fascinatingly...' Alison Walker, Cultural and Social History