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Losing Our Heads: Beheadings in Literature and Culture
Regina Janes
Losing Our Heads: Beheadings in Literature and Culture
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.
255 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | August 1, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780814742693 |
Publishers | New York University Press |
Pages | 255 |
Dimensions | 539 g |
Language | English |