The Faber Book Of Seductions
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few literary themes have proven as enduringly captivating as seduction — the art of persuasion, desire, and transgression that has animated literature across centuries and cultures. The Faber Book of Seductions, edited by Jenny Newman, presents a rich and carefully curated anthology of prose and verse drawn from some of the greatest writers in the English language, chronicling the many faces of seduction from the tender to the predatory, the comic to the devastating. Newman's selection illustrates the full moral and emotional spectrum of desire, drawing together voices from across literary history to construct a compelling argument: that seduction, in all its forms, is one of literature's most revealing mirrors of human nature. The editorial intelligence at work here is sharp and discerning, placing canonical and lesser-known works in sharp dialogue with one another — leaving the reader to wonder not only who is being seduced, but by whom, and to what end.
Author: Jenny Newman
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Few literary themes have proven as enduringly captivating as seduction — the art of persuasion, desire, and transgression that has animated literature across centuries and cultures. The Faber Book of Seductions, edited by Jenny Newman, presents a rich and carefully curated anthology of prose and verse drawn from some of the greatest writers in the English language, chronicling the many faces of seduction from the tender to the predatory, the comic to the devastating. Newman's selection illustrates the full moral and emotional spectrum of desire, drawing together voices from across literary history to construct a compelling argument: that seduction, in all its forms, is one of literature's most revealing mirrors of human nature. The editorial intelligence at work here is sharp and discerning, placing canonical and lesser-known works in sharp dialogue with one another — leaving the reader to wonder not only who is being seduced, but by whom, and to what end.