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On Kissing : Travels in an Intimate Landscape by Adrianne Blue (1999, Trade...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781568362618
- Book Title
- On Kissing : Travels in an Intimate Landscape
- Publisher
- Kodansha America, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 4.7 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Family & Relationships
- Topic
- Love & Romance
- Item Weight
- 8 Oz
- Item Width
- 8.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Kodansha America, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1568362617
ISBN-13
9781568362618
eBay Product ID (ePID)
259435
Product Key Features
Book Title
On Kissing : Travels in an Intimate Landscape
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Love & Romance
Publication Year
1999
Genre
Family & Relationships
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
8 Oz
Item Length
4.7 in
Item Width
8.1 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
394
Synopsis
A kiss can be an expression of parental affection or the focus of an erotic experience, a defensive social maneuver or an admission of vulnerability. In legend, a kiss can turn an ugly witch into a great beauty; in Hollywood, a kiss can transform a great beauty into a legend. Few gestures bring so much pleasure or play such an important role in our lives, as Adrianne Blue demonstrates in this funny, sexy, and eye-opening book. She explores every dimension of kissing, from the purely physical to the artfully abstract. Physiologically, it takes only two muscles to purse the lips, but a passionate kiss can involve all thirty-four facial muscles, and the rest of the body as well. Psychologically, kissing develops an infant's need to suckle, and it picks up a great deal of symbolic emotional baggage throughout our lives. Socially, it all depends on context: in Provence, three kisses are expected as a friendly greeting; in Japan, even a single peck can be a grave affront. One of Edison's first films was devoted to the kiss, and Blue offers her candidates for the silver screen's hottest kisses, reflecting along the way on the changing ideals of the sexy mouth, from Garbo's delicate thin line to Julia Roberts's fulsome fleshiness. She describes the kiss in other visual arts as well, such as the famous sculptures of Rodin and Brancusi, and she gathers a richly varied collection of poems, from those by Catullus ("the Elvis of ancient Rome") to the Song of Songs, assembled here for lovers to share as they explore the many dimensions of kissing.
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