Ugliness : a cultural history
Henderson, Gretchen E.2015
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Ugly as sin, the ugly duckling - or maybe you fell out of the ugly tree? Let's face it, we've all used the word 'ugly' to describe someone we've seen - hopefully just in our private thoughts - but have we ever considered how slippery the term can be, indicating anything from the slightly unsightly to the downright revolting? What really lurks behind this most favoured insult? Gretchen E. Henderson casts an unfazed gaze at ugliness, tracing its long-standing grasp on our cultural imagination and highlighting all the peculiar ways it has attracted us to its repulsion.
Main title:
Ugliness : a cultural history / Gretchen E. Henderson.
Author:
Henderson, Gretchen E., author
Imprint:
London : Reaktion Books, 2015.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781780235240 (hbk)
Dewey class:
111.85
Language:
English
BRN:
1898431