Primitive Passions: Men, Women and the Quest for Ecstasy

Primitive Passions: Men, Women and the Quest for Ecstasy

by Marianna Torgovnick (Author)

Synopsis

Linking literature, art, psychology and cultural studies, this work investigates Westerners' attraction to "primitive" cultures. Torgovnick explores the stories of Jung, Dinesen, O'Keefe and Lawrence and the ways they use the primitive as a medium for soul searching and personal fulfilment.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 280
Edition: 2nd
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 29 Oct 1998

ISBN 10: 0226808378
ISBN 13: 9780226808376