ISBN10: 0679735798, ISBN13: 9780679735793, [publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. The 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" (The Washington Post). Is Emily Dickinson the female Sade? Is Donatellos David a bit of pedophile pornography? What is the secret kinship between Byron and Elvis Presley, between Medusa and Madonna? How do liberals and feministsas well as conservativesfatally 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 beautymaking a persuasive case for all art as a pagan battleground between male and female, form and chaos, civilization and daemonic nature. With 47 photographs. Offers a unified theory of Western culture, identifying major patterns that have endured over the centuries. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
[Stevenage, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1991]