Table of Contents: The female nude :

Main Author:	Nead, Lynda.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, 1992.
Subjects:	Female nude in art. Sex in art. Nu. Femmes dans l'art. Sexualité dans l'art. ART > Subjects & Themes > Portraits. ART > Subjects & Themes > Human Figure.

Table of Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of plates; Introduction; FRAMING THE FEMALE BODY; A DISCOURSE ON THE NAKED AND THE NUDE; A STUDY OF IDEAL ART; AESTHETICS AND THE FEMALE NUDE; OBSCENITY AND THE SUBLIME; 'THE DAMAGED VENUS'; THE FRAMEWORK OF TRADITION; THE LESSONS OF THE LIFE CLASS; ART CRITICISM AND SEXUAL METAPHOR; BREAKING OPEN THE BOUNDARIES; REDRAWING THE LINES; SACRED FRONTIERS; PURE AND MOTIVATED PLEASURE; POLICING THE BOUNDARIES; DISPLAYING THE FEMALE BODY; EROTIC ART: A FRAME FOR DESIRE; Notes; Works cited; Index.