Sexual Personae
Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
by Camille Paglia
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“@wrathofgnon Paglia's book 'Sexual Personae' was one of the most enthralling books on art I ever read, and shaped my thinking about evolutionary aesthetics pretty deeply. | A crazy and brilliant survey of Western literature. | Sexual Personae, by Camille Paglia: Paglia was Bloom's PhD student. Sexual Personae took decades to get published because it didn't conform to trendy theory. She uses the Dionysian vs Apollonian frame to describe the long arc of human creative achievement”
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Art.
From ancient Egypt thru the 19th century, Sexual Personae explores the provocative connections between art & pagan ritual; between Emily Dickinson & the Marquis de Sade; between Lord Byron & Elvis Presley. It ultimately challenges the cultural assumptions of both conservatives & traditional liberals. 47 photographs....
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Philosophy, and Art.
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Geoffrey Miller
“@wrathofgnon Paglia's book 'Sexual Personae' was one of the most enthralling books on art I ever read, and shaped my thinking about evolutionary aesthetics pretty deeply. | A crazy and brilliant survey of Western literature. | Sexual Personae, by Camille Paglia: Paglia was Bloom's PhD student. Sexual Personae took decades to get published because it didn't conform to trendy theory. She uses the Dionysian vs Apollonian frame to describe the long arc of human creative achievement”
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