On Ugliness
by Umberto Eco
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- ISBN 13
- 9780847829866
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In the mold of his acclaimed History of Beauty, renowned cultural critic Umberto Ecos On Ugliness is an exploration of the monstrous and the repellant in visual culture and the arts. What is the voyeuristic impulse behind our attraction to the gruesome and the horrible? Where does the magnetic appeal of the sordid and the scandalous come from? Is ugliness also in the eye of the beholder? Ecos encyclopedic knowledge and captivating storytelling skills combine in this ingenious study of the Ugly, revealing that what we often shield ourselves from and shun in everyday life is what were most attracted to subliminally. Topics range from Miltons Satan to Goethes Mephistopheles; from witchcraft and medieval torture tactics to martyrs, hermits, and penitents; from lunar births and disemboweled corpses to mythic monsters and sideshow freaks; and from Decadentism and picturesque ugliness to the tacky, kitsch, and camp, and the aesthetics of excess and vice. With abundant examples of painting and sculpture ranging from ancient Greek amphorae to Bosch, Brueghel, and Goya among others, and with quotations from the most celebrated writers and philosophers of each age, this provocative discussion explores in-depth the concepts of evil, depravity, and darkness in art and literature.
Synopsis
Umberto Eco is a world-renowned writer of fiction, essays, and academic treatises and is undoubtedly one of the finest authors of our time. Among his best-selling novels are The Name of the Rose , Foucault’s Pendulum , The Island of the Day Before , and Baudolino . From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- FOLAZBB306
- Title
- On Ugliness
- Author
- Umberto Eco
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0847829863
- ISBN 13
- 9780847829866
- Publisher
- Rizzoli
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007
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- Social Sciences;
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