
The Wig
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Amara illuminates how the wig has starred throughout history, from ancient Egypt to the court of Louis XIV, and from British courtrooms to drag shows today. Containing many striking and unusual images, the book appeals to a wide audience, from those interested in the history of fashion to philosophy, art, culture and aesthetics.
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Luigi Amara is the author of many poetry collections, essays and children's books, including Nu)n(ca (winner of the International Poetry Prize in Spanish), and The School of Boredom.
Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- An Otherworldly Prologue
- A Theory of Disguise
- Casanova, Wigs and Masks
- The She-wolf of the Night: Messalina
- The Rage Called Wig
- Samson at the Roland-Garros
- The Counter-philosophy of the Wig
- The Future Was a Purple Wig
- The Mannequin and the Dark Object of Desire
- Andy Warhol's Wig
- The Hemisphere in a Wig
- On the Other Side of the Mirror of Horror
- Musical Curls
- Capillary Plagiarism
- The Indiscreet Charm of Hair
- On Remains and Other Relics
- Dressing Up Justice
- Towering Hairdos
- Abbé de Choisy
- or, the Inner Woman
- Cindy Sherman in Simulationland
- Death Will Come and Shall Be Wearing a Wig
- A Bald Wig in Search of a Head
- In and Out of the Theatre
- Stony Hair
- Wigs at the Extremes of Crime
- On Nudity
- or, Venus in a Wig
- Reinvention by Hair
- Devotional Hairstyles
- The Chimeric Wig
- That Old Camp Stridency
- The Tangled Mop of Fetish
- A Knife Named Guillotine
- The Discourse of False Hair
- Bedside Reading
- Photo Acknowledgements
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