Introduction. David and the rise of romantic mythology
Eros and the origins of art : Girodet's mythic meditations
From Eros to Thanatos : the mapping of the mythological body
Ingres and the enigma
Mythological madness and the feminine : from Gros's suicidal Sappho to Delacroix's murderous Medea
Conclusion. The continuum of myth.
David to Delacroix : the rise of romantic mythology by Dorothy Johnson. ISBN 9780807834510. Published by University of North Carolina Press in 2011. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.