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Ugliness

Gretchen E. Henderson
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      In this riveting book Gretchen E. Henderson explores perceptions of ugliness through history, from ancient Roman feasts to medieval grotesque gargoyles, from Mary Shelley's monster cobbled from corpses to the Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art. Covering literature, art, music and even Uglydolls, Henderson reveals how ugliness has long posed a challenge to aesthetics and taste. Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, Ugliness: A Cultural History draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination.Now available in paperback, this book is illustrated with a range of artefacts and offers a refreshing perspective that moves beyond the surface to ask what `ugly' truly is, even as its meaning continues to shift.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Gretchen E. Henderson EAN: 9781780239316 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Reaktion Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-05-14 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Social History WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Social and cultural history

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      Gretchen E. Henderson is a Lecturer in English at Georgetown University and Affiliated Scholar in Art History at Kenyon College. Her recent books include The House Enters the Street (2012) and Galerie de difformite (2011).
      In this riveting book Gretchen E. Henderson explores perceptions of ugliness through history, from ancient Roman feasts to medieval grotesque gargoyles, from Mary Shelley's monster cobbled from corpses to the Nazi Exhibition of Degenerate Art. Covering literature, art, music and even Uglydolls, Henderson reveals how ugliness has long posed a challenge to aesthetics and taste. Following ugly bodies and dismantling ugly senses across periods and continents, Ugliness: A Cultural History draws on a wealth of fields to cross cultures and times, delineating the changing map of ugliness as it charges the public imagination.Now available in paperback, this book is illustrated with a range of artefacts and offers a refreshing perspective that moves beyond the surface to ask what `ugly' truly is, even as its meaning continues to shift.
      Format: Paperback / softback CONTRIBUTORS: Gretchen E. Henderson EAN: 9781780239316 COUNTRY: United Kingdom PAGES: WEIGHT: 0 g HEIGHT: 216 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Reaktion Books DATE PUBLISHED: 2018-05-14 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / Social History WIDTH: 138 cm SPINE:

      Book Themes:

      Social and cultural history

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      Gretchen E. Henderson is a Lecturer in English at Georgetown University and Affiliated Scholar in Art History at Kenyon College. Her recent books include The House Enters the Street (2012) and Galerie de difformite (2011).

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