Noga Arikha was raised in Paris and received her doctorate in history at London's Warburg Institute. She was a fellow at the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies at Columbia University, and has taught at Bard College and the Bard Graduate Center. She lives in New York City.
"...this persistent [humoural] theory...has much to teach us..." -- New York Sun "Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should." -- Washington Post "...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body." -- Publishers Weekly "To Arikha's immense credit, she provides a thoroughly documented account..." -- New York Times Book Review "...a fine job..." -- New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...[Passions and Tempers] challenges us to consider the value, and the meaning, of a discredited theory." -- Salon.com
"...this persistent [humoural] theory...has much to teach us..." -- New York Sun "Passions and Tempers may excite the passions and tempers...as a good work of intellectual history should." -- Washington Post "...a stimulating work that shows the Western mind nobly grappling with the inscrutable nature of the human body." -- Publishers Weekly "To Arikha's immense credit, she provides a thoroughly documented account..." -- New York Times Book Review "...a fine job..." -- New York Times Book Review "Fascinating...[Passions and Tempers] challenges us to consider the value, and the meaning, of a discredited theory." -- Salon.com
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