Face Value

Auteur

Robin Tolmach Lakoff and Raquel L. Scherr

Texte du rabat

First published in 1984, Face Value confronts the pervasive power of beauty through art and literature, as well as interviews with men and women with varying perspectives on the subject.

Résumé
First published in 1984, Face Value confronts the pervasive power of beauty through art and literature, as well as interviews with men and women with varying perspectives on the subject.

Contenu

New Preface Preface Acknowledgements 1. Why This Book? 2. The Problem of Beauty: Myth and Reality 3. The Representation of Venus: An Ideal in Search of a Definition 4. Beauty in Our Time 5. Attitudes Toward Beauty 6. The Pathology of Beauty 7. Talking About Beauty 8. Men and Beauty 9. Beauty and Ethnicity 10. Some Final Thoughts Notes Bibliography Index