{"product_id":"the-art-of-cruelty","title":"The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eThis is criticism at its best.\" —Carolyn Kellogg, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWriting in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath’s poetry to Francis Bacon’s paintings, from the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaw\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efranchise to Yoko Ono’s performance art, Nelson’s nuanced exploration across the artistic landscape ultimately offers a model of how one might balance strong ethical convictions with an equally strong appreciation for work that tests the limits of taste, taboo, and permissibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e304 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaggie Nelson is the author of several books of prose and poetry including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Red Parts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBluets\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, the National Book Critics Circle Award–winner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Argonauts\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Freedom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. She teaches at the University of Southern California and lives in Los Angeles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maggie Nelson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48373899231453,"sku":null,"price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/1133\/2701\/files\/OWENDONOTEDIT-GREYSQAURE_41_4c0fef2a-a986-4add-abc8-353daf64926a.png?v=1786724409","url":"https:\/\/www.rileygrae.com\/products\/the-art-of-cruelty","provider":"Riley Grae Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}