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If you've ever wanted to know the correct words to Roll Me Over, or wondered where the melody of The Hootchie Kootchie Song came from, this book can answer your questions. Extensively revised, this new edition of The Erotic Muse presents the full texts of some 125 songs, with melodies for most of them and detailed annotations for all. -Capturing the kick and stir of history as it unfolded, American Datelines reveals the courage, hope, and grit of the American experience as chronicled in the headlines of the nation's public press from the earliest issue of The Boston News-Letter to the major newspapers of today. The original articles in this compelling collection are arranged chronologically and appear as they were first published, providing a lively and unique view of the events that have most influenced politics and culture. Readers can experience the thrill and excitement of breaking news from the real story of Jesse James and the capture of Al Capone to a vibrant portrayal of baseball's first professional African American player and a probing look at the shocking New York Armory show where modern art was born. newsworthy additions, including the fall of the Berlin Wall, the O. J. Simpson trial, the Clinton impeachment trial, the home run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa, and Bush v. Gore.
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Maurizio Vinciguerra
reviewed The erotic muse on December 01, 2013
The erotic muse
What came to be called art nouveau, or art deco, was in part an inspiration of Aubrey Beardsley, whose illustrations came into vogue when I was young, though many of them were not reproduced as being too scandalizing. Little or nothing was written about the artist, except for some suppressive statements equating him with the decadent absinthe-drinking crowd around Oscar Wilde.
So I was delighted to find this sympathetic, witty biography that goes into quite a bit of detail about Beardsley's very short life. Sturgis draws on numerous period references, letters, and of course publications, careful to point out the many anecdotes that are probably spurious.
The truth is, very little is known about Beardsley's inner life: very early on he developed a persona along with his art, though he consistently referred to himself as asexual, and "a solitaire" in spite of the cynically sexual nature of much of his art.
Sturgis takes care to paint word pictures of the amazing fin de siecle art scene, and Beardsley's many friendships. He does an admirable job of extricating the complexities of Beardsley's and Wilde's relationship, and comments on the development of Beardsley's art with a sharp eye.
Excellent bibliographic notes wind up a satisfactory read.
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