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Home is where the (He) art is: Margaret Anderson and Isadora Duncan, two undomesticated art lovers

2009; University of La Laguna; Issue: 58 Linguagem: Inglês

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Isabel González Díaz, Dulce María Rodríguez González,

Spanish Literature and Culture Studies

espanolEl objeto de este articulo es aunar las autobiografias de dos mujeres excepcionales que desarrollaron su talento artistico en las primeras decadas del siglo XX: Margaret C. Anderson, la editora de The Little Review, e Isadora Duncan, la innovadora bailarina. El analisis de sus textos autobiograficos demuestra que ademas de ser coetaneas y de mostrar una actitud independiente ante las convenciones sociales, ambas compartian el rechazo a los canones de vida familiar que predominaban en su sociedad, lo cual les llevo a reflejar un modelo de domesticidad diferente al que cabia esperar en la epoca victoriana. Esto se aprecia de manera especial en una actitud peculiar hacia los lugares y casas que habitaron, en sus multiples viajes —ambas se embarcaron en un viaje a Europa que les cambio la vida, y en su mala administracion economica. Su anhelo constante por alcanzar el arte y la belleza pudiera explicar el porque ambas presentaron un modelo de mujer diferente al de sus contemporaneas EnglishThe purpose of this essay is to bring together the autobiographies of two remarkable women who developed their artistic talents in the first decades of the 20th century: Margaret C. Anderson, the editor of The Little Review, and Isadora Duncan, the innovative dancer. The analysis of their life narratives shows how, beyond temporal coincidence, and an independent attitude towards social conventions, both women shared a rejection of established canons of family life which led them to portray a model of domesticity quite different to that expected by Victorian standards. This is especially reflected in their particular attitude towards the places and houses they inhabited, in their manifold travels —both of them embarked on a life-changing journey to Europe, and in their economic mismanagement. Theirs was a constant longing for art and beauty, which may explain why they present a different model of womanhood from that of the women of their time.