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Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson - Community Reviews back

by Camille Paglia
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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
The subtitle? "Art and decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickenson." (The cover strikingly puts that across visually with a bust half-Nefertiti/half-Dickenson.) In the Preface Paglia says her book "seeks to demonstrate the unity and continuity of western culture." She also revealingly says: "My larg...
target acquired
target acquired rated it 14 years ago
camille paglia: so misguided! despite the sheer idiocy behind many of her theses, she is a compelling, exuberant author, very readable, and definitely brings a certain kind of gusto and an often unique viewpoint to many classic authors. her rather operatic take on emily dickinson is particularly enj...
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