The Severed Head: Capital Visions
Book Details
- Publisher : Columbia U.P.
- Published : 2025
- Cover : Paperback
- Pages : 176
- Category :
Forthcoming - Category 2 :
Culture and Psychoanalysis - Catalogue No : 34774
- ISBN 13 : 9780231219051
- ISBN 10 : 0231219059
Reviews and Endorsements
The Severed Head considers a remarkable range of representations of the severed head in art historical, religious, and mythological contexts.
Times Literary Supplement
A sinewy meditation that works its way through historical periods and modes of representation.
The Guardian
A text that deserves to be read closely not only by Kristeva scholars but also by those working in aesthetics, psychoanalysis, and social theory more generally.
philoSOPHIA
Through her wonder and her doubt, Kristeva sets forth a compelling account of the sacred and of the intimate visionary capacity of the human soul.
The Ecclesial University Blog
The Severed Head is a reminder that art can be the best teacher, particularly when the topic is an uncomfortable one.
NewPages
This beautifully written and richly layered meditation on mortality and representation will undoubtedly appeal to those readers interested in semiotic and psychoanalytically informed readings of art.
Library Journal XPress Reviews