Essays Tagged: "Eroticism"

Compare attitudes towards the nude and discuss, with reference to Cabanel's 'Venus' and Manet's 'Olympia', whether or not they offer an adequate response.

Venus (which subsequently was purchased by emperor Napoleon III ), that possessed all the 'refined eroticism' that was expected of salon goers of the time. Castagnary epitomises this idealised view o ...

(10 pages) 60 0 5.0 May/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Works of Art

Jean-Honore Fragonard: Analysis of Diana at Rest and The Visti to the Nursery

was a paragon in creating beauty from what many viewed as vulgar or lewd. Despite his affinity for eroticism and the female body, Fragonard also created virtuous works in his later career.Originally, ... ragonard as well. Upon comparing the works of Chardin and Fragonard, the viewer can clearly see how eroticism seems to dominate both of their works. Both artists' works frequently depict lovers indulg ...

(4 pages) 36 0 4.8 Aug/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Artists

Gothic aspects in the Jim Henson film, "Labyrinth"

her from the Goblin King. The themes of Gothic are thus: the exploration of dreams and reality, and eroticism through the sexual role reversal.In this film, gothic is used in popular culture to explor ...

(2 pages) 10 1 3.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies > Film Review and Analysis

Sexuality In Bram Stoker's Dracula

ch as vampires invading bedrooms to prey on beautiful maidens under the guise of night. The novel's eroticism proved even more unspeakable. Received in the era of repression, it remains questionable w ...

(4 pages) 56 0 3.5 Nov/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

Sexuality In Dracula

Jan. 11 2002 Sexuality in Dracula Is there a relationship between eroticism and the evil being known as the vampire? Of all the assorted "monsters"� of fiction ... from a virgin during her first sexual encounter.In the novel Dracula by Bram Stroker, sexuality and eroticism are frequently used as an important part of vampirism. Stoker uses sexuality in how he dep ... ing the blood from the four men is now "the common law wife"� of these four men.The theme of eroticism or sexuality is brought up again and again throughout the novel. It is shown very clearly ...

(8 pages) 28 0 0.0 Oct/2001

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature

The Female In Art

d strength has nothing against the overwhelming charm and attraction of a woman. This is similar to eroticism and pornography. Delilah?s image is same to any prostitute or whore, getting paid for plea ...

(6 pages) 34 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community

Style and Personality in Marlowe's Hero and Leander and T.S.Eliot's The Waste Land..

ealth of different emotional states from desire to frustration to embarrassment. The highly charged eroticism of the poem is a topic critics attribute to his own sexuality and it is from this idea, th ...

(10 pages) 24 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > World Literature > Poetry