Bibliograph

History of beauty, edited by Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen

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History of beauty, edited by Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (page 431) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

History of beauty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56906791

Responsibility statement

edited by Umberto Eco ; translated by Alastair McEwen

Summary

Eco examines the concept of beauty as it has evolved through the ages from Ancient Greece to the present day. Throughout the volume, he intertwines images (many in color) with the writings of philosophers, novelists, and poets and discusses the various models of beauty they represent. Sample topics include light and color in the Middle Ages, the practicality of Victorian aesthetics, and beauty in the contemporary fashion industry

Table Of Contents

The aesthetic ideal in ancient Greece -- Apollonian and dionysiac -- Beauty as proportion and harmony -- Light and color in the Middle Ages -- The beauty of monsters -- From the pastourelle to the Donna Angelicata -- Magic beauty between the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries -- Ladies and heroes -- From grace to disquieting beauty -- Reason and beauty -- The sublime -- Romantic beauty -- The religion of beauty -- The new object -- The beauty of machines -- From abstract forms to the depths of materials -- The beauty of the media

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