Venus

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ISBN-10: 1559361352
ISBN-13: 9781559361354
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Publish Date: 04/01/1997
Dimensions: 8.51" L, 5.41" W, 0.46" H

Venus

bySuzan-Lori Parks

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Overview

Suzan-Lori Parks continues her examination of black people in history and stage through the life of the so-called “Hottentot Venus,” an African woman displayed semi-nude throughout Europe due to her extraordinary physiognomy; in particular, her enormous buttocks. She was befriended, bought and bedded by a doctor who advanced his scientific career through his anatomical measurements of her after her premature death.

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Details

ISBN-10: 1559361352
ISBN-13: 9781559361354
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Publish Date: 04/01/1997
Dimensions: 8.51" L, 5.41" W, 0.46" H
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