On Ugliness
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On Ugliness is a scholarly and richly illustrated work by Umberto Eco that explores the cultural, philosophical, and artistic history of ugliness from antiquity to the modern era.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Ugliness canonical | 3 |
| Storia della bruttezza | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Ugliness Context triple: [Umberto Eco, notableWork, On Ugliness]
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The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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B.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a 2009 independent film written and directed by John Krasinski, adapted from David Foster Wallace’s short story collection of the same name, exploring modern masculinity through a series of darkly comic interviews.
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C.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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D.
Minima Moralia
Minima Moralia is a collection of aphoristic reflections by Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines everyday life, culture, and morality in the context of late capitalism and postwar society.
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E.
The Ecstasy of Influence
The Ecstasy of Influence is a 2011 essay collection by Jonathan Lethem that explores plagiarism, creativity, and artistic influence through a mix of criticism, memoir, and cultural commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Ugliness Target entity description: On Ugliness is a scholarly and richly illustrated work by Umberto Eco that explores the cultural, philosophical, and artistic history of ugliness from antiquity to the modern era.
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A.
The Art of Cruelty
The Art of Cruelty is a critical work of cultural theory in which Maggie Nelson examines representations of violence and suffering in art, film, and literature, questioning their ethical and aesthetic implications.
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B.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a 2009 independent film written and directed by John Krasinski, adapted from David Foster Wallace’s short story collection of the same name, exploring modern masculinity through a series of darkly comic interviews.
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C.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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D.
Minima Moralia
Minima Moralia is a collection of aphoristic reflections by Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines everyday life, culture, and morality in the context of late capitalism and postwar society.
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E.
The Ecstasy of Influence
The Ecstasy of Influence is a 2011 essay collection by Jonathan Lethem that explores plagiarism, creativity, and artistic influence through a mix of criticism, memoir, and cultural commentary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
aesthetic theory book
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art history book ⓘ book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| editor | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| examines |
literary representations of the grotesque
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religious views of ugliness ⓘ social meanings of ugliness ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
artistic depictions of ugliness
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cultural perceptions of ugliness ⓘ philosophical interpretations of ugliness ⓘ |
| genre |
aesthetics
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art criticism ⓘ cultural history ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasIllustrations | true ⓘ |
| includes |
art reproductions
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literary excerpts ⓘ philosophical texts ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | Italian ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFeature | richly illustrated ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
On Ugliness
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Storia della bruttezza
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| periodCovered |
Baroque
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surface form:
Baroque era
Middle Ages ⓘ Renaissance ⓘ classical antiquity ⓘ contemporary period ⓘ modern era ⓘ |
| publisher | Rizzoli ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
History of Beauty
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On Beauty ⓘ |
| structure |
anthology of texts
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thematic essays ⓘ |
| subject |
aesthetics
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art history ⓘ cultural history of ugliness ⓘ philosophy of beauty ⓘ representation of the grotesque ⓘ ugliness ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | antiquity to modern era ⓘ |
| title | On Ugliness self-link ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
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Storia della bruttezza