Paglia Camille. Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

Yale University Press, 2001. — 483 p. — ISBN: 0-300-09127-3.From ancient Egypt through the nineteenth century, Sexual Personae explores the provocative connections between art and pagan ritual; between Emily Dickinson and the Marquis de Sade; between Lord Byron and Elvis Presley. It ultimately challenges the cultural assumptions of both conservatives and traditional liberals.