Multiple Wives, Multiple Pleasures: Representing the Harem, 1800-1875This is a critical study of French and Britis art and written texts (poetry, literature, travel accounts, art criticism)- orientalist works about the harem produced in the period from 1800-1875. Original readings are provided for over 150 harem pictures, from well-known salon paintings to rarely published erotic popular prints and book illustrations. 'Multiple Wives, Multiple Pleasures' examines these works closely, often establishing fresh contexts for many of the more well-known nineteenth century harem pictures, and often providing a consideration of lesser-known harem pictures that have been rarely published until now. |
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| Title | Multiple Wives, Multiple Pleasures: Representing the Harem, 1800-1875 |
| Author | Joan DelPlato |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 2002 |
| ISBN | 0838638805, 9780838638804 |
| Length | 283 pages |
| Subjects | › › Art / Subjects & Themes / Human Figure |
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