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The aesthetic clinic : feminine sublimation in contemporary writing, psychoanalysis, and art / Fernanda Negrete.

Author/creator Negrete, Fernanda author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Albany, New York : State University of New York Press, [2020]
Copyright Notice ©2020
Descriptionxi, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series SUNY series: Insinuations, philosophy, psychoanalysis, literature
SUNY series, insinuations. ^A712240
Contents Introduction -- Chapter 1. Louise Bourgeois' art of hysteria -- Chapter 2. Transmuting pain into joy with Precious liquids -- Chapter 3. Lygia Clark on the space-body problem -- Chapter 4. (Re)visions of love: Marguerite Duras -- Chapter 5. Developing Douleur exquise: Sophie Calle et al. -- Chapter 6. Water, weather, words: Le temps with Roni Horn and Clarice Lispector.
Abstract Negrete brings together women writers and artists known for their formal experimentation to show that "the aesthetic experiences afforded by their work are underwritten by a tenacious and uniquely feminine ethics of desire." - taken from back cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 301-312) and index.
ISBN1438480210 hardcover
ISBN9781438480213 hardcover

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