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Plain Ugly: The Unattractive Body in Early Modern Culture Naomi Baker
Plain Ugly: The Unattractive Body in Early Modern Culture
Naomi Baker
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. -- .
272 pages, black & white illustrations
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 1, 2015 |
| ISBN13 | 9780719068751 |
| Publishers | Manchester University Press |
| Genre | Cultural Region > British Isles |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 234 × 160 × 19 mm · 462 g |
| Language | English |