Primitive Passions

Primitive Passions

Einband:
Kartonierter Einband
EAN:
9780226808376
Untertitel:
Men, Women, and the Quest for Ecstasy
Genre:
Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaften
Autor:
Marianna Torgovnick
Herausgeber:
The University of Chicago Press
Anzahl Seiten:
280
Erscheinungsdatum:
01.10.1998
ISBN:
978-0-226-80837-6

Klappentext
Introduction Pt. I: MenCh. 1: "What an Ecstasy It Would Have Been!": Gide and Jung in Africa Ch. 2: "Something Stood Still in My Soul": D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico Pt. II: WomenCh. 3: Loving Africa: Memoirs by European Women Ch. 4: Dian Fossey Among the Animals Ch. 5: "The Bones and the Blue": Georgia O'Keeffe and the Female Primitive Pt. III: Trends and MovementsCh. 6: New American Indian/New American White Ch. 7: Of Drums and Men Ch. 8: Medicine Wheels and Spirituality: Primitivism in the New Age Ch. 9: Piercings Conclusion Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Zusammenfassung
Linking literature, art, psychology and cultural studies, this work investigates Westerners' attraction to "primitive" cultures. Torgovnick explores the stories of Jung, Dinesen, O'Keefe and Lawrence and the ways they use the primitive as a medium for soul searching and personal fulfilment.

Inhalt
Introduction Pt. I: Men Ch. 1: "What an Ecstasy It Would Have Been!": Gide and Jung in Africa Ch. 2: "Something Stood Still in My Soul": D. H. Lawrence in New Mexico Pt. II: Women Ch. 3: Loving Africa: Memoirs by European Women Ch. 4: Dian Fossey Among the Animals Ch. 5: "The Bones and the Blue": Georgia O'Keeffe and the Female Primitive Pt. III: Trends and Movements Ch. 6: New American Indian/New American White Ch. 7: Of Drums and Men Ch. 8: Medicine Wheels and Spirituality: Primitivism in the New Age Ch. 9: Piercings Conclusion Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index


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