The Faber Book Of Seductions
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few themes have proven as enduringly magnetic in literature as the art of seduction — the charged glance, the whispered word, the fateful surrender — and The Faber Book of Seductions gathers the finest examples of this ancient human drama from across the centuries. Edited by Jenny Newman, this rich anthology chronicles the seducer and the seduced through an extraordinary range of voices, drawing from poetry, prose, and drama to present a kaleidoscopic portrait of desire in all its guises, from the tender to the ruthless, the comic to the tragic. Newman's curation demonstrates a masterful editorial intelligence, assembling works that collectively argue for seduction as one of literature's great organising forces — a prism through which writers illuminate power, vulnerability, and the endlessly negotiated boundaries of the self. The selections span literary traditions and historical periods, making this volume as much a tour through the canon as it is a meditation on the erotic imagination. Readers who believe they know the territory of desire will find themselves perpetually surprised by what lies around the next page.
Author: Jenny Newman
Format: Hardback
Genre: Anthology
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few themes have proven as enduringly magnetic in literature as the art of seduction — the charged glance, the whispered word, the fateful surrender — and The Faber Book of Seductions gathers the finest examples of this ancient human drama from across the centuries. Edited by Jenny Newman, this rich anthology chronicles the seducer and the seduced through an extraordinary range of voices, drawing from poetry, prose, and drama to present a kaleidoscopic portrait of desire in all its guises, from the tender to the ruthless, the comic to the tragic. Newman's curation demonstrates a masterful editorial intelligence, assembling works that collectively argue for seduction as one of literature's great organising forces — a prism through which writers illuminate power, vulnerability, and the endlessly negotiated boundaries of the self. The selections span literary traditions and historical periods, making this volume as much a tour through the canon as it is a meditation on the erotic imagination. Readers who believe they know the territory of desire will find themselves perpetually surprised by what lies around the next page.