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Losing Our Heads: Beheadings In Literature And Culture
Losing Our Heads Beheadings In Literature And Culture
Author: Regina Janes
What is the fascination that decollation holds for us, as individuals and as a culture? Why does the idea make us laugh and the act make us close our eyes? Losing Our Heads explores in both artistic and cultural contexts the role of the chopped-off head. It asks why the practice of decapitation was once so widespread, why it has diminished--but ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780814742693
ISBN-10: 0814742696
Publication Date: 8/1/2005
Pages: 288
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Publisher: New York University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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