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How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 2 of 3)

(If you haven’t already, click here to read part 1 of this series of blogs on gendered Gothic villains) Ann Radcliffe’s A Sicilian Romance A (very) brief introduction to Ann Radcliffe Ann Radcliffe (1764 – 1823) was arguably the most popular novelist in eighteenth-century England. She is widely considered to be the originator of theContinue reading “How Villains Are Depicted Differently in Male- vs. Female-Authored Gothic Novels of the Eighteenth Century (Part 2 of 3)”

How artifice in art can be revealing rather than misleading: Notes from two artworks by Parmigianino and Fragonard

I was recently going through my college art history notes and was reintroduced to two fantastic painters in a very new light – Parmigianino and Fragonard. This inspired me to present an analysis in this blog, even though I know I am diverting from what I typically write about. Let me know what you think.Continue reading “How artifice in art can be revealing rather than misleading: Notes from two artworks by Parmigianino and Fragonard”