The Empire of the Eye: Landscape Representation and American Cultural Politics, 1825-1875

By Angela Miller

Book Overview

Landscape Representation and American Cultural Politics, 1825-1875.'An unusually well-researched investigation of the interplay between the domesticated landscapes depicted on canvas and the Whig ideal of social order, as well as the voices dissenting from the myth of nationalist hegemony in the landscape. The author's analysis of a number of paintings challenges longstanding interpretations or provides strikingly fresh insights. This book is sure to spark intense debate among historians of American art and the American landscape.' - Choice

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801483387
• ISBN13: 9780801483387
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.7" x 9.8"