The Lover's Companion: Art and Poetry of Desire

by Dr. Ruth Westheimer

Charles Sullivan (Editor) and Ruth K Westheimer (Editor)

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With her trademark titillating humour, Dr Ruth Westheimer explores how art and verse can enhance desire. The selections, compiled by editor Charles Sullivan, couple Ginsberg with Hockney, Donne with Lichtenstein, Sappho with O'Keeffe. And as in the best relationships, each unconventional match exposes new, surprising aspects of both partners. Through chapter introductions and commentary, Dr Ruth reveals these nuances and the ways in which they can touch readers. The colour illustrations include paintings by Chagall, Magritte and Bronzino, photographs by Man Ray and Nan Goldin, and erotic sculptures and prints from ancient India and Japan. This anthology pairs a total of 60 poems and artworks.
  • ISBN10 0810934914
  • ISBN13 9780810934917
  • Publish Date 1 December 2002
  • Publish Status Out of Stock
  • Out of Print 21 June 2016
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Abrams
  • Imprint Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 160
  • Language English