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The Art of Attraction: The History of Physical Beauty from the Renaissance to the Present Day – Vigarello Georges – New Literary Review – 2026 – ISBN 978-5-4448-3054-3

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Georges Vigarello, a professor at the University of Paris V and the author of numerous works on the representation and cultural history of the body, traces the changing concept of bodily beauty in Europe, from the Renaissance to the present day. What bodies were considered beautiful and which ugly? What body care products were prized in different eras? How have pop culture and healthy lifestyle promotion influenced the concept of beauty? How durable is the ideal, the pursuit of which sometimes leads to ruin? Drawing on material from fine art, literature, medical and aesthetic treatises, the press, cinema, and advertising, Georges Vigarello constructs a fascinating journey that allows us to answer these questions.
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