Books
by Camille Paglia
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Sex, Art and American Culture |
Whatever her current academic standing might be, I really enjoyed this confrontational, no-nonsense and up-front collection of writings. Seemingly happy to take on anyone and everyone in her take on gender issues, the author also seems to have an ego to match her pen - which is no mean feat and something she happily admits herself. This collection of articles combines maximum feather-ruffling, plain-talking and insightful comment with an obvious love of American popular culture.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 40 June 2007) |
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Sexual Personae - Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson |
The author's opening chapters explain her view of essential tensions within the human psyche. These tensions, put crudely are between the civilised and the pagan, order and chaos, growth and decay, male and female. Art, as an expression of humanity, forms a tangible part of the ebb and flow of this struggle. Artists, authors, trends and movements from the dawn of time to the last century are dissected and defined in this impressive magnum opus.
(Clive Yelf - bwl 21 November 2003) |
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