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Zaftig: The Case for Curves

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Author Edward Paige

Format Hardcover

Publisher Laughing Elephant

Category Art History

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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 thematically, 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.

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Edward Paige

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Release Date: 2003-06-01
Publisher: Laughing Elephant
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781883211172

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Zaftig: The Case for Curves

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