On ugliness / edited by Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwan.
In a companion volume to his "History of Beauty," the renowned philosopher and cultural critic analyzes our attraction to the gruesome, horrific, and repellant in visual culture and the arts, drawing on abundant examples of painting and sculpture, ranging from antiquity to the works of Bos...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Italian |
| Published: | New York : Rizzoli, 2007. |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | In a companion volume to his "History of Beauty," the renowned philosopher and cultural critic analyzes our attraction to the gruesome, horrific, and repellant in visual culture and the arts, drawing on abundant examples of painting and sculpture, ranging from antiquity to the works of Bosch, Goya, and others. |
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| Physical Description: | 455 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-446) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 0847829863 9780847829866 |
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