The Book of Jane - Paperback

by Jennifer Habel (Author)

The Book of Jane is a perceptive, tenacious investigation of gender, authority, and art. Jennifer Habel draws a contrast between the archetype of the lone male genius and the circumscribed, relational lives of women. Habel points repeatedly to discrepancies of scale: the grand arenas of Balanchine, Einstein, and Matisse are set against the female miniature--the dancer's stockings, the anonymous needlepoint, the diary entry, the inventory of a purse.

Author Biography

Jennifer Habel is the author of Good Reason. She lives in Cincin­nati, Ohio.