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Postul şi carnavalul/ Filosofia lui Pantagruel
Fast and Carnival/ Pantagruel's Philosophy

Author(s): Dana Chetrinescu, Epil Ciocan
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Uniunea Scriitorilor din România
Keywords: Flemmish towns; Bruegel; prolific bodies; painting; Susan Sontag; Rodin; Toma d'Aquino; Honore de Balzac; Canetti

Summary/Abstract: The theme suggested for this issues "Atrium" section is that of fatness. The first two essays go over two interesting artistic perceptions of this phenomenon: the first approach comes from the field of visual arts, dwelling upon the representations of the body in Flemmish painiting, while the second essay is a round-up of the presence of fat characters in various literary and artistic pieces.

  • Issue Year: 2003
  • Issue No: 01
  • Page Range: 26
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Romanian
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