Scenes of the Obscene : The Non-Representable in Art and Visual Culture, Middle Ages to Today

Scenes of the Obscene : The Non-Representable in Art and Visual Culture, Middle Ages to Today

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FörlagVDG Weimar - Verlag und Datenbank für Geisteswissenschaften
ISBN9783958994539

Artists and the public alike have always been fascinated by obscene imagery. The Obscene, however, is difficult to define. One of the earliest interpretations is of Greek origin and argues that the word derives from "ob skene", indicating the space behind the stage or scene. "Off-scene" remains what