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The Trouble with Beauty by Wendy Steiner

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Summary

The concept and definition of beauty has been highly contested over the ages and indeed has been often rejected during the 20th century. Wendy Steiner examines the oppressive nature of beauty and the way it disempowers women. This book explores art, architecture, film, the novel and pornography.

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The Trouble with Beauty by Wendy Steiner

Explores the twentith century's troubled relationship with beauty, where previous eras have celebrated beauty as the central aim of art, the twentieth century modernist avant-garde were deeply suspicious of beauty and its perennial symbols, woman and ornament.

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ISBN 13 9780434007356
ISBN 10 0434007358
Title The Trouble with Beauty
Author Wendy Steiner
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornerstone
Year published 2001-06-01
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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