Beauty

by John Miller (Editor), Diane Ackerman (Foreword)

Camille Paglia talks about pagan perfection, Sophia Loren gives the girls a few tips on vanity, Edmund Burke waxes philosophical about the qualities of beauty, Toni Morrison has a couple of things to say about Ernest Hemingway's idea of good looks, and Helen Gurley Brown cautions us never to apply lipliner with a dull pencil. Theoretical writings on bosom size, ugliness, and hair loss; odes and poetic rhapsodies in the name of beauty; two bewitching versions of "Beauty and the Beast"; and a foreword by Diane Ackerman make Beauty alluring to every beholder.

Genres: Nonfiction

305 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Amy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I finally finished this compilation of fiction, science, and opinion on the subject of beauty. While I found some of the content interesting, more than a little of it was downright dry, academic, or just plain boring.

[Ruby Jensen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Um what a bizarre mix of essays and prose and poetry??????? Like what????????????? I was so confused. We had essays on beauty tips but also an essay from The Beauty Myth??? Oh and Romeo and Juliet and Beauty and the Beast??? So strange don’t understand