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Venus in exile : the rejection of beauty in twentieth-century art / Wendy Steiner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Steiner, Wendy, 1949-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in art.
- Feminine beauty (Aesthetics).
- Arts, Modern--20th century--Philosophy.
- Arts, Modern.
- Arts, Modern--19th century--Philosophy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxv, 280 pages) : illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Free Press, ©2001.
- Contents:
- Psyche's pleasure
- The monster sublime
- The burden of the image
- The infamous promiscuity of things and of women
- The quotation of beauty
- The bride of Frankenstein : at home with the outsider
- A judgment of Paris
- Modeling beauty.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-270) and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Steiner, Wendy, 1949- Venus in exile.
- ISBN:
- 9780743218801 (electronic bk.)
- 0743218809 (electronic bk.)
- Publisher Number:
- 90100982260
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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