Το Σώμα στη Σύγχρονη Αμερικανική Λογοτεχνία (ENL2)
Ενότητα 12
Preparatory questions:
What are the criteria for defining the “beautiful”? Are these criteria stable, or do they change with time and place?
What qualities (good or bad) do we associate with beauty?
Is beauty truly “in the eye of the beholder,” or is this just consolation for ugly people?
If inner beauty is supposedly so much superior than outer one, why is it so hard to detect and appreciate?
Think about the future of humankind, and try to imagine the ideals of beauty that might exist in, say, 100 years from now
Supplementary readings:
Simone de Beauvoir, all excerpts