Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0300043961 ISBN 13: 9780300043969

Publisher: Yale University Press, 1990

Traces patterns of cultural thought that have appeared in art, literature, psychology, and religion throughout the ages

From the Publisher:

"A remarkable book, at once outrageous and compelling, fanatical and brilliant....One must be awed by [Paglia's] vast energy, erudition and wit"--Washington Post Book World

From the Inside Flap:

Egypt through the nineteenth century, Sexual Personae explores the provocative connections between art and pagan ritual; between Emily Dickinson and the Marquis de Sade; between Lord Byron and Elvis Presley. It ultimately challenges the cultural assumptions of both conservatives and traditional liberals. 47 photographs.