The Anatomical Venus |
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| Author:
| Ivory, Helen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-78037-469-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2019 |
| Publisher: | Bloodaxe Books
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $16.95 |
Book Description:
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Taking its title from an 18th-century anatomical wax sculpture of an idealised woman, Ivory's fifth collection examines how women have been portrayed as 'other'; as witches; as hysterics with wandering wombs; and as beautiful corpses cast in wax, or on mortuary slabs in TV box sets.
Taking its title from an 18th-century anatomical wax sculpture of an idealised woman, Ivory's fifth collection examines how women have been portrayed as 'other'; as witches; as hysterics with wandering wombs; and as beautiful corpses cast in wax, or on mortuary slabs in TV box sets.