| Beauty and the Abject: Interdisciplinary Perspectives Contributor(s): Daemmrich, Horst (Editor), Boldt-Irons, Leslie (Editor), Federici, Corrado (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0820488100 ISBN-13: 9780820488103 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $107.21 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Aesthetics - Art | History - General - Language Arts & Disciplines |
| Dewey: 111.85 |
| LCCN: 2006034893 |
| Series: Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature |
| Physical Information: 295 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This collection of eighteen essays explores the meanings and depictions of beauty and the abject in art (from Renaissance portraiture to the canvasses of Salvador Dali); photography and the representation of the body; film (from the horror genre and gay/lesbian sexuality to socio-political problems); literature (from classical lyric and pastoral drama to the contemporary verbal arts); cultural studies (from the femme fatale and James Bond to vampires and monsters); architecture; and linguistics. These essays not only examine the theme from a variety of media and critical perspectives, they also scrutinize and challenge traditional notions of beauty and the abject. |