Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily

Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

Here is the fiery, provocative, and unparalleled work of feminist art criticism that launched Camille Pagliaâ€™s exceptional career as one of our most important public intellectuals. Is Emily Dickinson â€œthe female Sadeâ€? Is Donatelloâ€™s David a bit of pedophile pornography? What is the secret kinship between Byron and Elvis Presley, between Medusa and Madonna? How do liberals and feministsâ€”as well as conservativesâ€”fatally misread human nature? This audacious and omnivorously learned work of guerrilla scholarship offers nothing less than a unified-field theory of Western culture, high and low, since Egyptians invented beautyâ€”making a persuasive case for all art as a pagan battleground between male and female, form and chaos, civilization and daemonic nature.

47 photographs.
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780679735793
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1991-08-20
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
UPCs 884891387866
EANs 9780679735793

Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson