The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning

The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning

    • 3.7 • 23 Ratings
    • $11.99

Publisher Description

"This is criticism at its best." —Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times

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.

GENRE
Arts & Entertainment
RELEASED
2011
July 11
LANGUAGE
EN
English
LENGTH
304
Pages
PUBLISHER
W. W. Norton & Company
SELLER
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.
SIZE
784.2
KB
The Argonauts The Argonauts
2015
Bluets Bluets
2009
The Red Parts The Red Parts
2016
On Freedom On Freedom
2021
Jane Jane
2005
Like Love Like Love
2024
How to Do Nothing How to Do Nothing
2019
My Year of Rest and Relaxation My Year of Rest and Relaxation
2018
Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick Klara and the Sun: A GMA Book Club Pick
2021
Caste Caste
2020