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Sex and Terror
Pascal Quignard
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Description for Sex and Terror
Hardcover. The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. This title looks closely at this delicate interplay. Translator(s): Turner, Chris. Series: The French List. Num Pages: 320 pages, 30 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 2ADL; ACG; DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 198 x 166 x 22. Weight in Grams: 456.
The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. But with this emphasis on virility also came an emphasis on power and ideas of possession and protection. In "Sex and Terror", Pascal Quignard looks closely at this delicate interplay of celebration and terror. In startling and original readings of myths, satires, memoirs, and works of ancient philosophy and visual art, Quignard ... Read more
The fascinus, or phallus, was at the heart of classical Roman art and life. No god was more represented in ancient Rome than the phallic deity Priapus, and the fescennine verses, one of the earliest forms of Roman poetry, accompanied the celebrations of Priapus, the harvest, and fertility. But with this emphasis on virility also came an emphasis on power and ideas of possession and protection. In "Sex and Terror", Pascal Quignard looks closely at this delicate interplay of celebration and terror. In startling and original readings of myths, satires, memoirs, and works of ancient philosophy and visual art, Quignard ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Seagull Books London Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
The French List
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Greenford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781906497866
SKU
V9781906497866
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About Pascal Quignard
Pascal Quignard's novels Le Salon du Wurtemberg and Les Escaliers de Chambord brought him to the attention of a wide audience, and in 2002 he was awarded France's most prestigious literary prize, the Prix Goncourt, for Les ombres errantes. The author of over sixty books, he is widely regarded as one of the most important living writers in French. Chris ... Read more
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