TY - BOOK AU - Baker,Naomi TI - Plain ugly: the unattractive body in early modern culture SN - 9781526129680 AV - PN56.U37 U1 - 820.9/353 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Manchester, UK PB - Manchester University Press KW - Ugliness in literature KW - Ugliness in art KW - Abnormalities, Human, in literature KW - Abnormalities, Human, in art KW - English literature KW - Early modern, 1500-1700 KW - History and criticism KW - European literature KW - Laideur dans la littérature KW - Laideur dans l'art KW - Littérature européenne KW - Histoire et critique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - European KW - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Early modern KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Plain ugly examines depictions of physically repellent 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, particularly with regard to gender and the construction of identity. The book focuses closely on English literary culture but also engages with wider European perspectives, drawing on a wide array of primary sources including Italian and other European visual art. Offering illuminating close readings of texts from both high and low culture, it will interest scholars in English literature, cultural studies, women's studies, history and art history, as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students in these disciplines. As an accessible and absorbing account of the power dynamics informing depictions of ugliness (and beauty) in relation to some of the quirkiest literary and visual material to be found in early modern culture, it will also appeal to a wider audience; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - Annotation; Plain ugly examines depictions of physically repellent 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, particularly with regard to gender and the construction of identity. The book focuses closely on English literary culture but also engages with wider European perspectives, drawing on a wide array of primary sources including Italian and other European visual art. Offering illuminating close readings of texts from both high and low culture, it will interest scholars in English literature, cultural studies, women's studies, history and art history, as well as postgraduate and undergraduate students in these disciplines. As an accessible and absorbing account of the power dynamics informing depictions of ugliness (and beauty) in relation to some of the quirkiest literary and visual material to be found in early modern culture, it will also appeal to a wider audience UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1800490 ER -