{"product_id":"storia-della-vanita","title":"Storia della vanità","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutore\u003c\/strong\u003e: John Woodforde\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eEditore\u003c\/strong\u003e: ODOYA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eISBN\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cspan\u003e9788862880138\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eData di pubblicazione\u003c\/strong\u003e: 8\/1\/2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNumero di pagine\u003c\/strong\u003e: 192\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 1.4em;\"\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDescrizione\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"attr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"popup-para\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"upper-first-letter read-more-abstract\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"popup-para\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"upper-first-letter read-more-abstract\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"popup-para\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"upper-first-letter read-more-abstract\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"popup-para\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"upper-first-letter read-more-abstract\" style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e«La vanità era l'alfa e l'omega del carattere di Sir Walter Elliot […] considerava la benedizione della bellezza seconda solo a quella del titolo di baronetto», scrisse Jane Austen in Persuasione. Eppure, come dimostra ampiamente John Woodforde, non sono solo i personaggi dei romanzi ad aver coltivato la vanità: nel corso della storia uomini e donne hanno sempre cercato di apparire più giovani, più forti, più affascinanti agli occhi degli altri. Questo libro racconta la lunga storia della vanità e i molteplici espedienti con cui, dall'antica Roma ai giorni nostri, si è tentato di conservare giovinezza e vigore. L'autore si addentra nell'universo dei vestiti e dei travestimenti del corpo, descrivendo l'impiego di accessori insoliti come i polpacci artificiali o le brache imbottite, fino ai cosmetici che nei secoli hanno esaltato i tratti: dalla biacca al succo di belladonna, utilizzati nel Medioevo per mettere in risalto i lineamenti. Non mancano riflessioni sugli atteggiamenti e sulle buone maniere, come l'avvertimento di Lord Chesterfield al figlio, nel 1853, contro risate «illiberali e maleducate». Altri capitoli sono dedicati al dandy, alla chirurgia estetica, alle protesi e ai trapianti di denti, alle parrucche e alla moda dei capelli, fino a tacchi, stivali e cappelli. Ampio spazio è dato anche ai mestieri nati per soddisfare i bisogni dei vanitosi, come i produttori di parrucche e di eleganti cofanetti per custodirle. Il volume ripercorre usi e abusi della vanità nei secoli. 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