The Female Nude: Art, Obscenity, and Sexuality
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Abstract
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