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The Art of Cruelty

Paperback • 2012 • English

The Art of Cruelty

By Maggie Nelson

1 Ratings • 5.0 of 5

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About the book

Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath's poetry to Francis Bacon's paintings, from the Saw franchise to Yoko Ono's performance art, Nelson's nuanced exploration across the artistic landscape ultimately offers a model of how one might balance strong ethical convictions with an equally strong appreciation for work tha...Show more

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ISBN

9780393343144

Publisher

WW Norton Co

Published year

2012

Language

English

Original title

The Art of Cruelty

Format

Paperback

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