Name/Title
A history of the breastEntry/Object ID
GT498.B74.Y35Description
This engrossing work of original research is the first to consider how the breast has been perceived in the Western world from ancient days to the present. Yalom investigates how the breast has been understood in religion, in medicine, and in psychoanalysis.Collection
Carol Westfall CollectionLexicon
Search Terms
brassieres, breast in art, breast--history, corsetsBook Details
Author
Marilyn YalomPublisher
Alfred A. KnopfDate Published
1997Call No.
GT498.B74.Y35ISBN
679434593, 9780679434597LCCN
96025558Notes
Length: 331General Notes
Note Type
ContentsNote
Introduction: Changing Meanings -- The Sacred Breast: Goddesses, Priestesses, Biblical Women, Saints, and Madonnas -- The Erotic Breast: "Orbs of Heavenly Frame" -- The Domestic Breast: A Dutch Interlude -- The Political Breast: Bosoms for the Nation -- The Psychological Breast: Minding the Body -- The Commercialized Breast: From Corsets to Cyber-Sex -- The Medical Breast: Life-Giver and Life-Destroyer -- The Liberated Breast: Politics, Poetry, and Pictures -- The Breast in Crisis.