书名：Emma Hamilton: Seduction & Celebrity | 艾玛·汉密尔顿：诱惑与名望
定价：380.0
ISBN：9780500252208
作者：Quintin Colville; Kate Williams
出版时间：2016-01

内容提要：

书名：Emma Hamilton: Seduction & Celebrity | 艾玛·汉密尔顿：诱惑与名望

作者：Quintin Colville; Kate Williams

出版：Thames & Hudson，2016年

装帧：精装，288页

语种：英文

尺寸：22.9*27.4 cm

 

 

艾玛·汉密尔顿（1765–1815）出身卑微，却凭借模特、表演者、时尚引领者以及新古典主义时尚诠释者的身份，在国内和国际上声名鹊起。不过，她最为人所知的身份，或许是纳尔逊勋爵（Lord Nelson）的情妇以及英国肖像画家乔治·罗姆尼（George Romney）的缪斯女神。

 

人们通常将她描绘成缪斯女神或情人的被动辅助角色，而她从童年时期的卖淫生涯到最终陷入贫困和被人忽视的悲惨轨迹，往往被用来呈现她时而肮脏、时而荒谬的故事。然而，这部具有里程碑意义的出版物将艾玛·汉密尔顿从神话和误读中解救出来，揭示了她实际上是一位积极且具有影响力的历史人物。

 

本书通过新的视角审视了她一生的轨迹——她的抱负、成功与艰辛——将她置于更广泛的女性名人背景之中。本书是为配合国家海事博物馆（National Maritime Museum）举办的一场大型展览而出版的，对她的艺术事业、文化成就以及遗产进行了重新评估。

 

Emma Hamilton (1765–1815) rose from humble origins to national and international fame as a model, performer, trendsetter, and interpreter of neo-classical fashion, though she was probably best known as the mistress of Lord Nelson and the muse of the English portrait painter George Romney.

 

Usually portrayed in a passive and supporting role as muse or lover, her tragic trajectory from childhood prostitution to final destitution and neglect has been used to present her story as being by turns sordid and ridiculous. This landmark publication recovers Emma Hamilton from myth and misrepresentation, and reveals her as the active and influential historical actor she truly was.

 

The arc of this life—her ambitions, successes, and hardships–is viewed through a new lens, one that places her in a wider context of female celebrity. Accompanying a major exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, this book provides a fresh evaluation of her artistic undertakings, cultural achievements, and legacy.