All the Available Light A Marilyn Monroe Reader [Paperback]

No star in any genre has affected the world as deeply or has lasted as long without fading as Marilyn Monroe. This thought-provoking and wide-ranging collection of essays examines the undiminished incandescence of Marilyn Monroe -- the impact she has had on our culture, the evolution of her legend since her death, and what she tells us now about our lives and times -- and includes previously unpublished work from some of America's best writers, such as: Joyce Carol Oates, Alice Elliot Dark, Albert Mobilo, Marge Piercy, Lore Segal, Lisa Shea, and many more.
From her troubled family beginnings to the infamous $13 million auction held at Christie's in New York City,All the Available Lightpaints an unforgettable portrait of Marilyn as you've never seen her before.
This extremely rare cover photo was taken c. 1954, on the set ofThe Seven Year Itch.Contents

INTRODUCTION(Yona Zeldis McDonough)

FREEZE FRAME: MARILYN AS ICON

ICONOMANIA: FAME, SEX, PHOTOGRAPHY, AND THE MYTH OF MARILYN MONROE(Richard B. Woodward)

CENTERFOLD(Joyce Carol Oates)

SOME LIKE HER HOT: MARILYN AND SEX

TOO SEXY, SEXY TOO(Alice Elliott Dark)

SCRATCHING TOM EWELL'S ITCH(Albert Mobilio)

BOOT IN THE FACE: MARILYN AS VICTIM

THE WOMAN WHO WILL NOT DIE(Gloria Steinem)

MARILYN, WE HARDLY KNEW YOU(Kate Millett)

THE LOVE GOODDESS WHO NEVER FOUND ANY LOVE(Clare Boothe Luce) Looking Good (Marge Piercy)

GOLDEN GIRL: MARILYN IN HOLLYWOOD

WE WOULD HAVE HAD TO INVENT HER(Molly Haskell)

FACE VALUE(Sabrina Barton)

SEXY AND HER SISTERS(Lore Segal)

THE PRINCE AND THE SHOWGIRL(Sir Laurence Olivier)

PERSONAL GEOGRAPHY: MARILYN IN CULTURE

FRENCH KISS(Catherine Texier)

MARILYN AT THE MIKVAH(Evan Zimroth)

TWO DAUGHTERS(Dennis Grunes)

THE SUM OF THE PAl�