{"title":"Norman Bryson","description":"\u003cp\u003eNorman Bryson's works delve into the rich interplay between visual culture and critical theory, inviting readers to reconsider the familiar through a fresh and insightful lens. His titles, such as \u003cem\u003eHersilia's Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eLooking at the Overlooked\u003c\/em\u003e, explore themes of representation, identity, and the often unnoticed details within arts and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful and nuanced approach that blends scholarly rigour with accessible analysis. Bryson's writing challenges conventional perspectives, making his books essential for anyone interested in the deeper meanings behind art and cultural expression.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"hersilias-sisters-by-norman-bryson-9781606067710","title":"Hersilia's Sisters","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePolitical and cultural history and the arts combine in this engaging account of 1790s France.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1799, when the French artist Jacques-Louis David (1748–1825) exhibited his \u003cem\u003eIntervention of the Sabines\u003c\/em\u003e, a history painting featuring the ancient heroine Hersilia, he added portraits of two contemporary women on either side of her—Henriette de Verninac, daughter of Charles-François Delacroix, minister of foreign affairs, and Juliette Récamier, a well-known and admired socialite. Drawing on many disciplines, Norman Bryson explains how such a combination of paintings could reveal the underlying nature of the Directoire, the period between the vicious and near-dictatorial Reign of Terror (1793–94) and the coup in 1799 that brought Napoleon to power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHersilia's Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates ways that cultural life and civil society were rebuilt during these years through an extraordinary efflorescence of women pioneers in every cultural domain—literature, the stage, opera, moral philosophy, political theory, painting, popular journalism, and fashion. Through a close examination of David's work between \u003cem\u003eThe Intervention of the Sabines\u003c\/em\u003e (begun in 1796) and \u003cem\u003eBonaparte Crossing the Alps\u003c\/em\u003e (begun in 1800), Bryson explores how the flowering of women's culture under the Directoire became a decisive influence on David's art. With more than 150 illustrations, this book provides new and brilliant insight into this period that will captivate readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460911251692,"sku":"9781606067710","price":154.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781606067710-hersilia-s-sisters.jpg?v=1774955933"},{"product_id":"looking-at-the-overlooked-by-norman-bryson-9780948462061","title":"Looking at the Overlooked","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this classic Reaktion title, Norman Bryson analyses the origins, history and logic of still-life, one of the most enduring forms of Western painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Roman wall-painting to Cubism, and from seventeenth-century Dutch still-life to Bryson's conclusion that the persisting tendency to downgrade the genre of still-life is profoundly rooted in the historical oppression of women, \u003cem\u003eLooking at the Overlooked\u003c\/em\u003e is Norman Bryson at his brilliant best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596794216684,"sku":"9780948462061","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d9d5c88cb0ede7801c4d51c5cd4369db.jpg?v=1777956024"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/norman-bryson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}