The Scandal of Pleasure - Art in an Age of Fundamentalism

Surveying a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence, Wendy Steiner shows that the fear and outrage they inspired are the result of dangerous misunderstanding about the relationship between art and life. 27 halftones.

Riassunto

Surveys a wide range of cultural controversies, from the Mapplethorpe affair to Salman Rushdie's death sentence. This book seeks to show that the fear and outrage these events inspired were the result of dangerous misunderstandings about the relationship between art and life.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wendy Steiner, Steiner Wendy
• Editore: University Presses
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.11.1997
• EAN: 9780226772240
• ISBN: 978-0-226-77224-0
• Pagine: 263
• Dimensioni: 16 mm x 23 mm x 1 mm
• Peso: 397 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Arte > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Cultural Studies, Theory of art, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, Anthropology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, ART / Criticism & Theory, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, Literary theory