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Atomizer : Poems /
"The French philosopher Alain Badiou has described a moment of contemporary crisis in which love is threatened by commercialization, as dating sites and advertising campaigns work to rob human encounters of their chance and feeling. In "Atomizer," Elizabeth A. I. Powell examines love...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The French philosopher Alain Badiou has described a moment of contemporary crisis in which love is threatened by commercialization, as dating sites and advertising campaigns work to rob human encounters of their chance and feeling. In "Atomizer," Elizabeth A. I. Powell examines love in its current contexts, asking if it is even appropriate to write about love in a time heading toward fascism. With honesty and humor, her poems explore fragrance and perfumery as a way to biological and religious seduction. Powell confronts questions of materialism and body image with probing insights into the physical and psychological contours of emotional relationships. A work of lyrical beauty and surprise, infused throughout with fierce personality, "Atomizer" offers a cultural, political, and sociological account of love in the present moment"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (106 pages). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780807174371 |