Camille Pagliaauthor profile |
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| born | April 02, 1947 |
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| gender | female |
| place of birth | Endicott, New York, United States |
| website | http://www.randomhouse.com/pantheon/paglia/ |
| genre | Nonfiction, History, Women & Gender Studies |
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about this author
Camille Anna Paglia is an American social critic, author and teacher. Her book, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson, published in 1990, became a bestseller. She is a professor of humanities and media studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She has been variously called the "feminist that other feminists love to hate," a "post-feminist feminist," one of the world's top 100 intellectuals by the UK's Prospect Magazine, and by her own description "a feminist bisexual egomaniac." |
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books by Camille Pagliacombine editionsavg rating: 3.65 | 934 ratings | 9 distinct works see all books by Camille Paglia » |
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quotes by Camille Paglia
"“Charisma is the numinous aura around a narcissistic personality. It flows outward from a simplicity or unity of being and a composure and controlled vitality. There is gracious accommodation, yet commanding impersonality. Charisma is the radiance produced by the interaction of male and female elements in a gifted personality. The charismatic woman has a masculine force and severity. The charismatic man has an entrancing female beauty. Both are hot and cold, glowing with presexual self love.” "
— Camille Paglia
— Camille Paglia
"Old school feminism, coveting social power, is blind to woman's cosmic sexual power. "
— Camille Paglia
— Camille Paglia