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 that tests the limits of taste, taboo, and permissibility.

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Format: TradePaperback
Author: Nelson, Maggie
ISBN: 9780393343144
Condition: Used
Dimensions: 8.20 x 0.80
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Year: 2012

The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning

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