Sex In The Head

Visions of Femininity and Film in D.H. Lawrence

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism
Cover of the book Sex In The Head by Linda R. Williams, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Linda R. Williams ISBN: 9781315504032
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: July 1, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Linda R. Williams
ISBN: 9781315504032
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: July 1, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

In Sex in the Head, Linda Ruth Williams uses psychoanalysis and recent feminist film theory to analyze a network of ideas which link looking with sexuality and difference, in the work of a writer who disavowed, yet covertly enjoyed, the pleasures and power of vision. The book is a departure from the long history of feminist readings of Lawrence, in that it discusses his engagement with theories of the gaze and its cultural forms - cinema, photography, painting and the visual dynamics and metaphors of literary texts - as a way of thinking through gender. It shows him arguing, on the one hand, against the evils of cinema and visual sex, while relishing, through the eyes of women, the moving spectacle of those male bodies which populate the pages of his books. It also questions what it is about the work of such an adamant cinephobe which has made it so thoroughly adaptable for film and television.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

In Sex in the Head, Linda Ruth Williams uses psychoanalysis and recent feminist film theory to analyze a network of ideas which link looking with sexuality and difference, in the work of a writer who disavowed, yet covertly enjoyed, the pleasures and power of vision. The book is a departure from the long history of feminist readings of Lawrence, in that it discusses his engagement with theories of the gaze and its cultural forms - cinema, photography, painting and the visual dynamics and metaphors of literary texts - as a way of thinking through gender. It shows him arguing, on the one hand, against the evils of cinema and visual sex, while relishing, through the eyes of women, the moving spectacle of those male bodies which populate the pages of his books. It also questions what it is about the work of such an adamant cinephobe which has made it so thoroughly adaptable for film and television.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Michel Foucault by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Towards a Dynamic African Economy by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book The Female Face of God in Auschwitz by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Towards a European Labour Identity by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Human Services in the Network Society by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Himalaya to the Sea by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Maoism in India and Nepal by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Intuition and Reality by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book The Family in English Children's Literature by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book The Akan Doctrine of God by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Of Dishes and Discourse by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Augustine and his Critics by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Planning for the Early Years Foundation Stage by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Leading Holistically by Linda R. Williams
Cover of the book Literacies Across Media by Linda R. Williams
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy