Ugliness: A Cultural History

Author: Gretchen E. Henderson
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Category: Social & Cultural History
Book Format: Paperback

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.

About Gretchen E. Henderson
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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SKU BK-9781780239316
Barcode # 9781780239316
Brand Reaktion Books
Artist / Author Gretchen E. Henderson
Shipping Weight 0.4100kg
Shipping Width 0.140m
Shipping Length 0.220m
Assembled Length 21.600m
Assembled Width 13.800m
Type Paperback

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