Gone Primitive Savage Intellects, Modern Lives

Marianna Torgovnick

ISBN 10: 0226808327 / ISBN 13: 9780226808321

Published by The University Of Chicago Press Aug 1991, 1991

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Neuware - In this acclaimed book, Torgovnick explores the obsessions, fears, and longings that have produced Western views of theprimitive. Crossing an extraordinary range of fields(anthropology, psychology, literature, art, and popularculture), 'Gone Primitive' will engage not justspecialists but anyone who has ever worn Native Americanjewelry, thrilled to Indiana Jones, or considered buying anAfrican mask. 'A superb book; and--in a way that goes beyond whatbeing good as a book usually implies--it is a kind of gift toits own culture, a guide to the perplexed. It is lucid, usually fair, laced with a certain feminist mockery andanimated by some surprising sympathies.'--Arthur C. Danto, 'New York Times Book Review' 'An impassioned exploration of the deep waters beneath Western primitivism. . . . Torgovnick's readings are deliberately, rewardingly provocative.'--Scott L. Malcomson, 'Voice Literary Supplement'.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Gone Primitive Savage Intellects, Modern Lives
• Publisher: The University Of Chicago Press Aug 1991
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226808327
• ISBN 13: 9780226808321
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 228W x 152H x 21D millimeters 228 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 21 millimeters depth
• Weight: 560 grams

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Synopsis

In this acclaimed book, Torgovnick explores the obsessions,
fears, and longings that have produced Western views of the
primitive. Crossing an extraordinary range of fields
(anthropology, psychology, literature, art, and popular
culture), Gone Primitive will engage not just
specialists but anyone who has ever worn Native American
jewelry, thrilled to Indiana Jones, or considered buying an
African mask.

"A superb book; and—in a way that goes beyond what
being good as a book usually implies—it is a kind of gift to
its own culture, a guide to the perplexed. It is lucid,
usually fair, laced with a certain feminist mockery and
animated by some surprising sympathies."—Arthur C. Danto,
New York Times Book Review

"An impassioned exploration of the deep waters beneath Western primitivism. . . . Torgovnick's readings are deliberately, rewardingly provocative."—Scott L. Malcomson, Voice Literary Supplement

About the Author

Marianna Torgovnick is professor of English at Duke University and director of Duke’s New York Program in Arts and Media. She is the author of numerous works, including Primitive Passions: Men, Women, and the Quest for Ecstasy, Gone Primitive: Modern Intellects, Savage Lives, and Crossing Ocean Parkway, also published by the University of Chicago Press.