Beauty and the Abject - Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature, 88
Release date:	2007
Editors:	Leslie Boldt-irons • Corrado Federici • Ernesto Virgulti
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	295
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8204-8810-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Photography & photographs > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General
LSN:	0-8204-8810-0
Barcode:	9780820488103

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