Arc of Feeling: The History of the Swing

From beloved elements of children's playgrounds to leather tools of bondage, a sweeping study of the cultural...
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Author: Javier Moscoso
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Language: English
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Arc of Feeling: The History of the Swing by Moscoso, Javier

Arc of Feeling: The History of the Swing

$54.36

Arc of Feeling: The History of the Swing

$54.36
Author: Javier Moscoso
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
From beloved elements of children's playgrounds to leather tools of bondage, a sweeping study of the cultural significance of swings.

In Arc of Feeling Javier Moscoso investigates the pleasure of oscillation and explores the surprising history of the swing through its meanings and metaphors, noting echoes and coincidences in remote times and places: from the witch's broom to aerial yoga and from the gallows to sexual mores. Taking in cultural history, science, art, anthropology, and philosophy, Moscoso explores the presence and role of this artifact in the West, such as in the works of Watteau, Fragonard, and Goya, as well as in other Eastern traditions, including those of India, Korea, Thailand, and China. Linked since ancient times with sex and death, used by gods and madmen, as well as an erotic and therapeutic instrument, the swing is revealed to be an essential but forgotten object in the history of human experience.

Author: Javier Moscoso
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 06/23/2023
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781789146936

About the Author
Javier Moscoso is research professor of history at the Spanish National Research Council. His books include Pain: A Cultural History.

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