Martires de la Belleza - Un Ensayo Sobre el Esplendor y el Castigo (Spanish, Paperback, 2nd ed.)


A fascinating study about aesthetics and popular culture, this book argues that in an age of vanity and superficiality like the current one, beauty transforms certain individuals into privileged beings for whom the most difficult doors open with the greatest of ease. But that beauty is ephemeral and the privileged often live out the end of their careers in oblivion or in the mud, completely ignored by the same world that applauded them when they were beautiful. The involuntary martyrs of beauty discussed in this essay, complemented by black-and-white photographs, include Christopher Atkins, Helmut Berger, James Dean, Leif Garrett, Rob Lowe, and Ryan Phillippe. "Un fascinante estudio acerca de la estetica y la cultura popular, este libro arguye que en una epoca vanidosa y superficial como la de hoy, la belleza convierte a ciertos individuos en seres privilegiados para quienes se abren con absoluta facilidad las puertas mas dificiles. Pero esa belleza es efimera y esos privilegiados muchas veces terminan sus carreras en el olvido o el lodo, completamente ignorados por el mismo mundo que los aplaudio cuando eran hermosos. Los involuntarios martires de la belleza discutidos en este ensayo, complementado por fotografias en blanco y negro, incluyen a Christopher Atkins, Helmut Berger, James Dean, Leif Garrett, Rob Lowe y Ryan Phillippe."

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A fascinating study about aesthetics and popular culture, this book argues that in an age of vanity and superficiality like the current one, beauty transforms certain individuals into privileged beings for whom the most difficult doors open with the greatest of ease. But that beauty is ephemeral and the privileged often live out the end of their careers in oblivion or in the mud, completely ignored by the same world that applauded them when they were beautiful. The involuntary martyrs of beauty discussed in this essay, complemented by black-and-white photographs, include Christopher Atkins, Helmut Berger, James Dean, Leif Garrett, Rob Lowe, and Ryan Phillippe. "Un fascinante estudio acerca de la estetica y la cultura popular, este libro arguye que en una epoca vanidosa y superficial como la de hoy, la belleza convierte a ciertos individuos en seres privilegiados para quienes se abren con absoluta facilidad las puertas mas dificiles. Pero esa belleza es efimera y esos privilegiados muchas veces terminan sus carreras en el olvido o el lodo, completamente ignorados por el mismo mundo que los aplaudio cuando eran hermosos. Los involuntarios martires de la belleza discutidos en este ensayo, complementado por fotografias en blanco y negro, incluyen a Christopher Atkins, Helmut Berger, James Dean, Leif Garrett, Rob Lowe y Ryan Phillippe."

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General

Imprint

Cabaret Voltaire

Country of origin

Spain

Release date

February 2013

Availability

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First published

February 2013

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Dimensions

187 x 127 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade / Sewn

Pages

227

Edition

2nd ed.

ISBN-13

978-84-93868-90-1

Barcode

9788493868901

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LSN

84-93868-90-6



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