Zaftig : the case for curves
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Published
Seattle, WA : Darling & Co. ; Blue Lantern Studio, c1999.
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult)
757.4 ST._PAIG
1 available
757.4 ST._PAIG
1 available
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Port Angeles - Nonfiction (Adult) | 757.4 ST._PAIG | Available |
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Published
Seattle, WA : Darling & Co. ; Blue Lantern Studio, c1999.
Physical Desc
139 pages : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
Zaftig is a Yiddish word meaning ripe or luscious, and is commonly applied to curvaceous women. This book celebrates these women principally through its many reproductions of paintings, and through quotations from those who argue for the attractiveness of zaftig women. The arguments for feminine substance are arranged the matically, and include an attack on the cult of thinness, a defense of zaftig as a natural state, an exploration of eras such as the Victorian age, in which abundance was preferred, and an examination of subcultures in which heavy women rule, as on the opera stage.