In a review of this work John Updike wrote that, "It feels less like a survey than a curiously ornate harangue." This work suggests that such Hawthorne stories as "The May-Pole of Merry Mount" and "Rappaccini's Daughter" deal with Christianity's uneasiness with a particular aspect of nature, and that Poe was deeply afraid of nature and the feminine. It also claims that Sade, who is the most unread
In a review of this work John Updike wrote that, "It feels less like a survey than a curiously ornate harangue." This work suggests that such Hawthorne stories as "The May-Pole of Merry Mount" and "Rappaccini's Daughter" deal with Christianity's uneasiness with a particular aspect of nature, and that Poe was deeply afraid of nature and the feminine. It also claims that Sade, who is the most unread major writer in western literature, represents a comprehensive and satiric critique of Rousseau in his understanding of nature.  One chapter in this work, dedicated to Coleridge is titled "The Daemon as Lesbian Vampire," and this work claims that the bulk of "Western Culture"  are literary and artistic manifestations of men's fear of vaginas and an obsessive-compulsive desire to valorize the penis. Comparing the Belle of Amherst to a homosexual cultist draped in bondage gear, for 10 points, name this work of literary criticism subtitled, "Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson" written by Camille Paglia.
In a review of this work John Updike wrote that, "It feels less like a survey than a curiously ornate harangue."
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