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What is ugliness? Is it merely the opposite of beauty? What are the categories of ugliness? With rich written and illustrative material and unique insights, the book On Ugliness scrutinizes our biases against ugliness. It overturns traditional aesthetics and presents a fascinating history of the “aesthetics” of ugliness. The book draws closely on the visual arts, combining these with key literary works from across the ages. It discusses how ugliness has been portrayed in the Western tradition, from the classical era, the Middle Ages, Renaissance and Romantic period, all the way to modern times.
Umberto Eco was a world-renowned novelist and an authoritative semiotician, as well as a philosopher, historian, literary critic, and aesthetician. Regarded as an “encyclopedic” scholar, he published more than 140 works, establishing his authority in each of his many fields of interest. As one of the most influential public intellectuals in the world, Eco became a symbol of knowledge and education in Europe. Any well-educated person would take pride in having Eco’s books on the bookshelf.
