Monsters: a fan's dilemma
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, ©2023.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
273 pages ; 22 cm
Status:
Hamden/Miller Adult Nonfiction 3rd Floor
700.103/DED
Description
"In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?" Claire Dederer asks: Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we love it? Does genius deserve special dispensation? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the artist stares too long into the abyss? She explores the audience's relationship with artists from Woody Allen to Michael Jackson, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? In a more troubling vein, she wonders if an artist needs to be a monster in order to create something great. And if an artist is also a mother, does one identity inexorably, and fatally, interrupt the other? Highly topical, morally wise, honest to the core, Monsters is certain to incite a conversation about whether and how we can separate artists from their art"--
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780525655114, 0525655115
Notes
General Note
"A Borzoi book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273).
Description
"In this unflinching, deeply personal book that expands on her instantly viral Paris Review essay, "What Do We Do With the Art of Monstrous Men?" Claire Dederer asks: Can we love the work of Hemingway, Polanski, Naipaul, Miles Davis, or Picasso? Should we love it? Does genius deserve special dispensation? Is male monstrosity the same as female monstrosity? Does art have a mandate to depict the darker elements of the psyche? And what happens if the artist stares too long into the abyss? She explores the audience's relationship with artists from Woody Allen to Michael Jackson, asking: How do we balance our undeniable sense of moral outrage with our equally undeniable love of the work? In a more troubling vein, she wonders if an artist needs to be a monster in order to create something great. And if an artist is also a mother, does one identity inexorably, and fatally, interrupt the other? Highly topical, morally wise, honest to the core, Monsters is certain to incite a conversation about whether and how we can separate artists from their art"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Dederer, C. (2023). Monsters: a fan's dilemma. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Dederer, Claire, 1967-. 2023. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma. New York, Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Dederer, Claire, 1967-, Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
MLA Citation (style guide)Dederer, Claire. Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma. First edition. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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