Art of Suicide by Ron M Brown
Presents the history of the suicide from the ancient world to its decriminalization in the twentieth century. Looking at instances of voluntary death in ancient Greece, this title discusses the contrast between the absence of such events in early Christianity and the proliferation of images of biblical suicides in the late medieval era.
'The Art of Suicide is a fascinating cultural history of images of self-murder from antiquity to the present, taking in Dido, Judas, Ophelia and Vincent along the way'- Books of the Year, The Independent 'scholarly and informative ... and yet it is not a dry book; far from it' - Church Times
Ron M. Brown is Teaching Fellow in the Faculty of Health and Environment at Leeds Metropolitan University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781861891051 |
| ISBN 10 | 1861891059 |
| Title | Art of Suicide |
| Author | Ron M Brown |
| Series | Picturing History |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Reaktion Books |
| Year published | 2001-11-01 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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