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Temptress: From the Original Bad Girls to Women on Top (Hardcover)

de Jane Billinghurst (Author) "In an image painted by the British artist John Collier in 1887, the red-blonde hair of a naked young woman cascades to her waist as..." En savoir plus
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Bram Dijkstra, author of Idols of Perversity and Evil Sisters

Jane Billinghurst celebrates the daring of those who claim control over their bodies and proudly display what is theirs as they see fit. --Ce texte provient de la Paperback édition.

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Men have always justified their domination of women by claiming to be the superior sex. But in the bedroom, it is often the men who surrender to these supposedly inferior beings. To save face, men created the temptress: an irresistible woman set on bringing men down.

In this lusciously illustrated exploration of the temptress, Jane Billinghurst looks at reported sightings of temptresses in myth, history, and film, beginning with the original bad girls-Lilith and Eve-and ending with women on top-Mae West and Madonna. In between are mythological menaces, including Pandora, the Sirens, and Medusa; women of influence such as Cleopatra; vamps Theda Bara and Marlene Dietrich; bombshell Jean Harlow; and numerous other bodacious babes. From shadowy, demonic presences to in-your-face performance artists, the images of the temptress reflect the ebb and flow of men's fears and fantasies throughout history. Billinghurst looks at how women have exploited these fears and fantasies and created a whole new vision.

Billinghurst's sizzling text is accompanied by a sumptuous collection of images, including temptresses in art, photographs and drawings of the most notorious temptresses, and movie stills of the temptress in film, to make this a thought-provoking and tantalizing package.

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5.0étoiles sur 5 In a Class by Itself, Aoû 20 2004
Like its author, Oxford-educated writer and editor Jane Billinghurst, this book is in a class by itself. Of several works that have been written on the subject of famous courtesans, temptresses, and hussies in history ("Seductress" by Prioleau, "The Book of the Courtesans" by Susan Griffin, or the wonderfully titled "Famous Hussies of History" by Albert Payson Terhune), this is clearly the book to own.

Beautifully illustrated (the book won the 2004 Alcuin award for excellence in Canadian book design), it contains a wonderful selection of relevant paintings (works by Rackham, Waterhouse, and John Singer Sargent appear side by side with discoveries by less familiar artists such as John Collier (who painted the wonderful rendition of Lilith on the cover), Papety, Gennari, Dury, and Henry Bone. Add to this a fine selection of still photos of Claudette Colbert (a luscious Cleopatra), Jane Russell, Clara Bow, Rita Hayworth, etc., and the visual appeal of the book is irresistible.

The early chapters offer an excellent concise sampling of sensuality in art, literature, and fable from classical antiquity to the middle ages. The later chapters tread on more familiar territory (film and the music scene), but are always insightful as well. The work skillfully avoids the pitfalls of the Prioleau and Griffin books -- too much feminist jargon in the former, too much purple prose in the latter.

Comparable works -- "Encyclopedia of Mistresses" by Dawn B. Sova, the Trevelyan book ("Hussies"), and "Courtesans" by Katie Hickman -- also have their charms, but the unillustrated Trevelyan book (a great read) appears to be out of print, while Hickman's focuses on the lives of five relatively anonymous "courtesans" rather than the more flamboyant sisters-in-arms that Jane Billinghurst so delightfully captures.

The book would be a bargain for the lavish artwork alone, but the author (who judging from the back flap is a bit of a temptress herself) has really outdone herself in providing an entertaining and perceptive study of the temptress phenomenon. The book is recommended for women's studies courses or human sexuality reference collections, but it is far more than that -- it is a delightful, informative, entertaining volume that is a real pleasure to own. Get a copy it and see!

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5.0étoiles sur 5 Particularly recommended for Women's Studies reading lists, Jui 12 2004
Temptress: From The Original Bad Girls To Women On Top by Jane Billinghurst meticulously examines the image of the temptress (the woman that men find irresistible) while drawing from the ancient stories of Lilith and Eve, to such modern-day icons as Mae West and Madonna. Covering cultural legends and attitudes ranging across the span of recorded human history, Temptress examines how the image of the seductive woman has been used to portray a threat, a delight, or even as an image reclaimed by women themselves. A provocative yet scholarly survey, Temptress is strikingly illustrated with full-page black-and-white and color photography. Temptress is particularly recommended for Women's Studies reading lists and Human Sexuality Studies reference collections.
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