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A review by mrs_bonaventure
Women & Power: A Manifesto by Mary Beard
4.0
Enlightening, and slightly depressing. Takes the present (late 2017) and puts it in the context of the long view, shall we say... the very long view. Over a few thousand years we are just starting to make some progress. Hmmm.
(Almost the most startling aspect was the illustration of the linkage between Trump enthusiast depictions of Hillary as the Gorgon, and Renaissance art of the same thing. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.)
I’d have liked to see this developed into a longer book. It’s only two lectures, really, which makes it digestible, but I wanted more.
(Almost the most startling aspect was the illustration of the linkage between Trump enthusiast depictions of Hillary as the Gorgon, and Renaissance art of the same thing. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.)
I’d have liked to see this developed into a longer book. It’s only two lectures, really, which makes it digestible, but I wanted more.