| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 220 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
Images of suffering male bodies permeate Western culture, from Francis Bacon's paintings and Robert Mapplethorpe's photographs to the battered heroes of action movies. Drawing on perspectives from a range of disciplines--including religious studies, gender and queer studies, psychoanalysis, art history, and film theory--Ecce Homo explores the complex, ambiguous meanings of the enduring figure of the male-body-in-pain. Acknowledging that representations of men confronting violence and pain can reinforce ideas of manly tenacity, Kent L. Brintnall also argues that they reveal the vulnerability of me |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Suffering triumph -- Masochism masculinity -- Content form -- Crucifixion representation |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Bacon, Francis 1909-1992. |
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Mapplethorpe, Robert 1946-1989. |
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Ecce homo. |
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Suffering in art.
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Suffering in art. |
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Masculinity in art.
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Masculinity in art. |
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Violence in art.
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Violence in art. |
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Sex in art.
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Sex in art. |
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Redemption in art.
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Pain in art.
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Redemption in art. |
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Human Figure. |
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Pain in art. |
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ART -- Subjects & Themes -- Portraits. |
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Erotische Kunst. |
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Mann Motiv. |
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Schmerz Motiv. |
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Lidande i konsten. |
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Manlighet i konsten. |
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Våld i konsten. |
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Försoning. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Brintnall, Kent. Ecce homo. Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, ©2011 9780226074696 (DLC) 2010048792 (OCoLC)694616199 |
| ISBN |
9780226074719 (electronic book) |
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0226074714 (electronic book) |
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9781283362511 (electronic book) |
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1283362511 (electronic book) |
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9780226074696 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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0226074692 (hardcover ; alkaline paper) |
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9780226074702 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0226074706 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9786613362513 |
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6613362514 |
| Standard No. |
9786613362513 |
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