Plain Ugly: The Unattractive Body in Early Modern Culture

by Baker Naomi and 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719068754
• ISBN13: 9780719068751
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"