: This Manhattan Institute article analyzes her central theory that males lead the rebellion against nature while female desire is the instrument through which nature attempts to "smother humanity in formlessness".
Below are interesting articles and reviews that explore the book's themes and its enduring, controversial impact: Comprehensive Overviews and Retrospectives
Camille Paglia’s seminal 1990 work, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson , argues that Western culture is defined by a persistent struggle between two opposing forces: the (male, rational, orderly) and the Dionysian (female, chaotic, chthonic nature) . Paglia posits that civilization is an artificial "swerve" away from the overwhelming power of nature, which she describes as indifferent and "red in tooth and claw". Sexual personae : art and decadence from Nefert...
: An original 1990 review from The New York Times that discusses Paglia's "scorched-earth attack" on liberalism and feminism.
: A City Journal piece that traces Paglia's intellectual evolution from her student days to her status as a media iconoclast. Specialized Analysis: Nefertiti and Androgyny : This Manhattan Institute article analyzes her central
Camille Paglia's Ambiguous Critical Legacy - Manhattan Institute
: A critical look available via the American Psychological Association (APA), examining how her "personae" serve as vehicles for art's assault against nature. : An original 1990 review from The New
: A review from the McGill University ARC Journal that describes reading the book as an "adventurous roller-coaster" and a necessary counterpoint to standard feminist ideology. Historical Reviews