The female nude : art, obscenity and sexuality

書誌事項

The female nude : art, obscenity and sexuality

Lynda Nead

Routledge, 1992

  • : hbk
  • : pbk

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注記

Includes bibliographical references (p. 122-130) and index

内容説明・目次

巻冊次

: hbk ISBN 9780415026772

内容説明

Anyone who examines the history of Western art must be struck by the prevalence of images of the female body. More than any other subject, the female nude connotes "art". The framed image of a female body, hung on the walls of an art gallery, is an icon for Western culture, a symbol of civilization and accomplishment. But how and why did the female nude acquire this status? In recent years, the female nude has received renewed attention from feminist artists and art historians. By examining the dissemination of the female nude through art education and the life class, through art publications and the language of art criticism itself, this book brings together analysis of the historical tradition of the female nude and discussion of recent feminist art. The book also explores the way in which acceptable and unacceptable images of the female body are produced and maintained, and by surveying the legal and social regulation of the obscene, renews recent debates on high culture and pornography.

目次

  • Part 1 Theorizing the female nude: framing the female body
  • a discourse on the naked and the nude
  • a study of ideal art
  • aesthetics and the female nude
  • obscenity and the sublime. Part 2 Redrawing the lines: "The Damaged Venus"
  • the framework of tradition
  • the lessons of the life class
  • art criticism and sexual metaphor
  • breaking open the boundaries
  • redrawing the lines. Part 3 Cultural distinctions: sacred frontiers
  • pure and motivated pleasure
  • policing the boundaries
  • displaying the female body
  • erotic art - a frame for desire list of works cited index.
巻冊次

: pbk ISBN 9780415026789

内容説明

Anyone who examines the history of Western art must be struck by the prevalence of images of the female body. More than any other subject, the female nude connotes `art'. The framed image of a female body, hung on the walls of an art gallery, is an icon of Western culture, a symbol of civilization and accomplishment. But how and why did the female nude acquire this status? The Female Nude brings together, in an entirely new way, analysis of the historical tradition of the female nude and discussion of recent feminist art, and by exploring the ways in which acceptable and unacceptable images of the female body are produced and maintained, renews recent debates on high culture and pornography. The Female Nude represents the first feminist survey of the most significant subject in Western art. It reveals how the female nude is now both at the centre and at the margins of high culture. At the centre, and within art historical discourse, the female nude is seen as the visual culmination of enlightenment aesthetics; at the edge, it risks losing its repectability and spilling over into the obscene.

目次

List of Plates Introduction Part One: Theorizing the Female Nude 1. Framing the Female Body 2. A Discourse on the Naked and the Nude 3. A Study of Ideal Art 4. Aesthetics and the Female Nude 5. Obscenity and the Sublime Part Two: Redrawing the Lines 1. `The Damaged Venus' 2. The Framework of Tradition 3. The Lessons of the Life Class 4. Art Criticism and Sexual Metaphor 5. Breaking Open the Boundaries 6. Redrawing the Lines Part Three: Cultural Distinctions 1. Sacred Frontiers 2. Pure and Motivated Pleasure 3. Policing the Boundaries 4. Displaying the Female Body 5. Erotic Art: A Frame for Desire List of Works Cited Index

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA19016225
  • ISBN
    • 0415026776
    • 0415026784
  • LCCN
    92010516
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    New York, N.Y. ; London
  • ページ数/冊数
    xi, 133 p., [38] p. of plates
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
  • 分類
  • 件名
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