{"product_id":"sexual-personae-camille-paglia-9780679735793","title":"Sexual Personae: Art \u0026 Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe fiery, provocative, and unparalleled work of feminist art criticism that launched the exceptional career of one of our most important public intellectuals--\"a remarkable book, at once outrageous and compelling, fanatical and brilliant.... One must be awed by [Paglia's] vast energy, erudition and wit\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post).\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIs Emily Dickinson \"the female Sade\"? Is Donatello's \u003ci\u003eDavid\u003c\/i\u003e a bit of pedophile pornography? What is the secret kinship between Byron and Elvis Presley, between Medusa and Madonna? How do liberals and feminists--as well as conservatives--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 beauty--making a persuasive case for all art as a pagan battleground between male and female, form and chaos, civilization and daemonic nature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 47 photographs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Camille Paglia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679735798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679735793\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/20\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.22w x 1.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/1994 pg. 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist Editors Choice\/Adult\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/1995 pg. 852","brand":"Camille Paglia","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050283757823,"sku":"9780679735793","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2887020c-2e0d-4bcc-a045-674e7cf50878.jpg?v=1685006320","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sexual-personae-camille-paglia-9780679735793","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}