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Corpse encounters: an aesthetics of death

By Chase , Elam , Jacqueline;Pielak

Book information

Publisher
Inc., Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN
9781498543934, 9781498543941, 1498543944
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1293812 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Death;PHILOSOPHY--Movements--Humanism;PHILOSOPHY -

Description

This book takes a critical glance at the ritualized practices of death-corpse preparation, disposal, and aesthetic representation-and examines the workings of aesthetics that shape corpses, as well as the ways in which corpses spill over, resisting aestheticization.;Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Preparations; Chapter Two: Only Half in Love; Chapter Three: The Green Corpse and Beckett's Trilogy; Chapter Four: The Phoenix and the Corpse; Chapter Five: Museums, Mummies, and The Jewel of Seven Stars; Chapter Six: Corpse Consumption; Afterword; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors Intro Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: Preparations Chapter Two: Only Half in Love Chapter Three: The Green Corpse and Beckett's Trilogy Chapter Four: The Phoenix and the Corpse Chapter Five: Museums, Mummies, and The Jewel of Seven Stars Chapter Six: Corpse Consumption Afterword Bibliography Index About the Authors

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