Image of the Woman Sinking Down the Dark Water: Ophelia - Insanity in the Art of Painting and Photography in the Context of Gender in Society
Abstract
This article starts with a reference to the relationship between insanity and women in Western history of thought and art. The interpretation of Hamlet’s Ophelia is discussed within the context of gender, the status of women and its significance in the discourses of literature, and the approach of artists in depicting Ophelia in paintings and photography is analysed. Madwoman phenomenon is as old as the history of humanity, and the transformation of this visual image progresses in parallel with the societal attitude towards women and the role attributed to women. As Ophelia is the closest representative of the concept of the holy woman in literature with her youth, beauty and innocence as much as with her pale face, insanity and death at a young age, she is also considered to be the doyenne of all the madwomen. Ophelia’s scene, which is indirectly depicted in Shakespeare’s play, became a focus of interest for many painters and photographers as well as poets and authors. John Everett Millais inspires the artists of his time and beyond with the Ophelia painting he made in 1852. This study will analyse how and why insanity is associated with femininity, through the specific case of Ophelia. The analyses are based on the approach of the artists in depicting Ophelia in paintings and photographs, and the arguments of feminist theoreticians.
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Birincil Dil
Türkçe
Konular
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Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yazarlar
Yayımlanma Tarihi
26 Şubat 2020
Gönderilme Tarihi
3 Aralık 2019
Kabul Tarihi
20 Şubat 2020
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 1970 Sayı: 3
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Kastamonu İletişim Araştırmaları Dergisi
https://doi.org/10.56676/kiad.1259959