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456 pages • first pub 2007 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780847837236
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Edition Pub Date: 18 October 2011
On Ugliness is ideal for intellectually curious readers drawn to exploring the intersection of art, philosophy, and history through provocative, unconventional lenses.
Description
In the mold of his acclaimed History of Beauty, renowned cultural critic Umberto Eco's 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 gr...
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Moods
informative: 100%
reflective: 62%
challenging: 37%
inspiring: 31%
dark: 12%
Pace
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Graphic
Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail
456 pages • first pub 2007 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780847837236
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Edition Pub Date: 18 October 2011
On Ugliness is ideal for intellectually curious readers drawn to exploring the intersection of art, philosophy, and history through provocative, unconventional lenses.
Description
In the mold of his acclaimed History of Beauty, renowned cultural critic Umberto Eco's 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 gr...
Community Reviews
Moods
informative: 100%
reflective: 62%
challenging: 37%
inspiring: 31%
dark: 12%
Pace
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Body horror, Gore, Injury/Injury detail