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Hell : the people and places / Seymour Chwast ; Steven Heller.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 126 pages : color illustrations ; 16 x 22 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1797225618
  • 9781797225616
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Middle East -- The Americas -- Africa -- Greece -- Europe -- Asia and the Pacific.
Summary: "Whether it is a real place, a human construct, an idea or a superstition, hell holds a place of honor in culture, literature, and religion throughout the ages. Journey beyond the gates of the underworld into diverse and unique versions of hell, with two extraordinary guides: Seymour Chwast and Steven Heller. Like Dante in the footsteps of Virgil, you will navigate through the most burning (or icy!) dark realms that lurk in the heart of the human imagination--the Jewish Gehenna, the Sunni Jahannam, the Swahili Jehanum, the Mayan Xibalba, and many others--and meet all the characters who have created hell, visited it, or been involved in more or less unfortunate descents into it"--Back cover.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Northport Library Graphic Novel New 202.3 H477 Checked out 07/20/2024 33111011145600
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A descent into discovering different versions of hell and its realms of torture around the world across literature, religions, culture, and folklore, gorgeously illustrated and accompanied by writing on the origins and details of each hell.



Whether it's a real place, a human construct, an idea, or a superstition, hell is a grotesque demimonde in literature, cultures, religions, and folklore throughout the ages . There are many different hells to be found, each one distressing in its own way. But they all share the same essence: they are terrible places guarded by one or more evil spirits , where punishment is split into various levels of damnation.



Those who wish to venture on this dangerous journey beyond the gates of the underworld will find their guide in two extraordinary authors and graphic designers: Seymour Chwast and Steven Heller . And like Dante in the footsteps of Virgil, they will be able to navigate their way through the burning (or icy!) dark realms that lurk in the heart of the human imagination--the Jewish Gehenna, the Sunni Jahannam, the Swahili Jehanum, the Mayan Xibalba, and many others--as well as all the characters who have created hell, visited it, or been involved in more or less fortunate descents into it.



Equally appealing to fans of the literary hellscape of Dante's Inferno , the bright utopia of The Good Place , and the dark humor of Edward Gorey, Hell offers a feast of chillingly hilarious graphic art and illuminating content that comprehensively plumbs the multiple depths of the underworld.

First published by Maurizio Corriani srl in 2022 in both English and Italian editions.

Includes bibliographical references.

Middle East -- The Americas -- Africa -- Greece -- Europe -- Asia and the Pacific.

"Whether it is a real place, a human construct, an idea or a superstition, hell holds a place of honor in culture, literature, and religion throughout the ages. Journey beyond the gates of the underworld into diverse and unique versions of hell, with two extraordinary guides: Seymour Chwast and Steven Heller. Like Dante in the footsteps of Virgil, you will navigate through the most burning (or icy!) dark realms that lurk in the heart of the human imagination--the Jewish Gehenna, the Sunni Jahannam, the Swahili Jehanum, the Mayan Xibalba, and many others--and meet all the characters who have created hell, visited it, or been involved in more or less unfortunate descents into it"--Back cover.

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