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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Main Author: Malton, Sara (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2022
In: Religion and the arts
Year: 2022, Volume: 26, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 89-111
Further subjects:B 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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