Plain ugly: the unattractive body in early modern culture
Auteur :
Baker, Naomi
Éditeur :
Manchester University Press
ISBN :
9780719068744
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2010
Dimensions :
15,6 x 23,4 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
599 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book examines the depiction of physically ugly characters in a striking range of early modern literary and visual texts, offering fascinating insights into the ways in which ugliness and deformity were perceived and represented in the era, particularly with regard to gender and the construction of identity. -- .