Camille Paglia

cultural critic, professor

Provocative cultural critic whose dense, allusion-laden prose spans Nietzsche to Nefertiti, deploying polysyllabic artillery in debates on art and feminism.

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  1. 1 Dionysian

    adj. 1 of pertaining to or honoring Dionysus or Bacchus; 2 recklessly uninhibited; unrestrained; undisciplined; frenzied; orgiastic

    Modern art is a Dionysian explosion of ego.
  2. 2 apollonian

    adj. of; like; or having to do with Apollo wellordered; rational; and serene

    The Apollonian order is constantly under siege by nature.
  3. 5 iconography

    n. the study of symbols, images and their meanings.

    Pop culture iconography is the new religion.

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