America's premier intellectual provocateur returns to the subject that made her famous: the great themes of Western art. Brilliantly written, filled with Paglia's trademark audacity, GLITTERING IMAGES tours through more than two dozen works: the paintings, sculptures, architectural styles, performance pieces, and digital art that have transformed our visual world. Combining close analysis with background information, she situates each image in historical context. In her stunning conclusion, she declares the avant-garde tradition dead and George Lucas the world's greatest living artist. Written with energy and wit, GLITTERING IMAGES is profoundly changing the way we think about our technologically-rich visual environment.