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Product Identifiers
PublisherRizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
ISBN-100847829863
ISBN-139780847829866
eBay Product ID (ePID)59094391
Product Key Features
Original LanguageItalian
Book TitleOn Ugliness
Number of Pages456 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCriticism & Theory, Aesthetics, History / General
Publication Year2007
IllustratorYes
GenreArt, Philosophy
AuthorUmberto Eco
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight49.7 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2007-930249
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Most art books warrant a look and, perhaps, a place on your coffee tab≤ this perversely compelling work is meant to be read." ~ Details "…visually dazzling and intellectually provocative…Eco's choices are superb…" ~ Publisher's Weekly " On Ugliness provides a wealth of information for more casual readers as well as for those hoping to delve further into this subject." ~ Choice Magazine, "Most art books warrant a look and, perhaps, a place on your coffee tab≤ this perversely compelling work is meant to be read." ~Details "…visually dazzling and intellectually provocative…Eco's choices are superb…" ~Publisher's Weekly, "Most art books warrant a look and, perhaps, a place on your coffee tab≤ this perversely compelling work is meant to be read." ~Details "…visually dazzling and intellectually provocative…Eco's choices are superb…" ~Publisher's Weekly "On Uglinessprovides a wealth of information for more casual readers as well as for those hoping to delve further into this subject." ~Choice Magazine
Dewey Decimal111/.8509
SynopsisIn 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 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? Eco's 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 we're most attracted to subliminally. Topics range from Milton's Satan to Goethe's 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.
LC Classification NumberBH301.U5S7613 2007
