Beauty and the male body in Byzantium
perceptions and representations in art and text
by Myrto Hatzaki
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"Beauty and the Beast looks into physical beauty in Byzantium, and reveals a quality with an unmistakable dark side. It is the curious dynamics of beauty in general, and male beauty in particular, that this book aims to unravel in a way that affects our perception of the (male) body in Byzantium and of beauty in the Byzantine world"--Provided by publisher.
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Byzantine Aesthetics, Masculine beauty (Aesthetics), Byzantine empire, civilization, Masculinity, Beauty, personal, Byzantine Art, Themes, motives, Byzantine literature, History and criticism, Beauty, Personal, in art, Beauty, Personal, in literature, Masculinity in art, Masculinity in literature, Men in art, Men in literature, Human figure in art, Christian art and symbolismShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Beauty and the male body in Byzantium: perceptions and representations in art and text
2009, Palgrave Macmillan
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Beauty and the Beast looks into physical beauty in Byzantium, and reveals a quality with an unmistakable dark side. It is the curious dynamics of beauty in general, and male beauty in particular, that this book aims to unravel in a way that affects our perception of the (male) body in Byzantium and of beauty in the Byzantine world --Provided by publisher.
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