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1) On ugliness
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
In a companion volume to his "History of Beauty," the renowned philosopher and cultural critic analyzes our attraction to the gruesome, horrific, and repellant in visual culture and the arts, drawing on abundant examples of painting and sculpture, ranging from antiquity to the works of Bosch, Goya, and others.
2) Shrek
Publisher
DreamWorks Pictures
Pub. Date
c2003.
Language
English
Description
In the faraway land of Duloc, a heartless ruler, the midget Lord Farquaad, seeks to banish all the fairy tales from the land so it can be as boring as he is--but three characters stand in the way of his design: a green, smelly ogre with a heart of gold named Shrek; his faithful steed, a donkey, who will do anything but shut up; and the beautiful but tough Princess Fiona, whom Lord Farquaad wishes to make his wife so he can become King of Duloc.
3) Shrek!
Author
Publisher
Square Fish
Language
English
Description
Shrek, a horrid little ogre, goes out into the world to find adventure and along the way encounters a witch, a knight in armor, a dragon, and, finally, a hideous princess, who's even uglier than he is!
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
"After a crash disfigures his face and maims his body pilot Oliver Bradford (Robert Young) hides from family and friends in a seaside cottage. There he befriends homely gentle Laura Pennington (Dorothy McGuire). The two marry for companionship -- until some rare magic within the cottage transforms them into ardent and beautiful lovers"--Container.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Be our guest at the enchanted 25th Anniversary celebration, a groundbreaking star in the legacy of animation and a new addition to the The Walt Disney Signature Collection. Cast a spell on your imagination and embark on an epic adventure with Belle, our brave and independent heroine, the Beast, who has the heart and soul of a prince, the music you'll never forget and all the fun characters you love.
Series
Publisher
Disney
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright, beautiful, and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle's enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast's hideous exterior and realize the kind heart and soul of the true Prince within.
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
He lives in solitude beneath the city, an exile from society, which will destroy him if he is ever seen. She dwells in seclusion, a fugitive from enemies who will do her harm if she is ever found. But the bond between them runs deeper than the tragedies that have scarred their lives. Something more than chance -- and nothing less than destiny -- has brought them together in a world whose hour of reckoning is fast approaching.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Who's that singing on the savanna? It's the top-five ugly animals in Africa! The wildebeest, warthog, vulture, hyena and marabou stork swagger proudly across the savanna, rejoicing in their ugliness--and delighting their babies, who think they're perfect just the way they are.
9) Cyrano
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A man ahead of his time, Cyrano de Bergerac dazzles whether with ferocious wordplay at a verbal joust or with brilliant swordplay in a duel. But, convinced that his appearance renders him unworthy of the love of a devoted friend, the luminous Roxanne, Cyrano has yet to declare his feelings for her, and Roxanne has fallen in love, at first sight, with Christian.
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