Grotesque (The New Critical Idiom) by Edwards, Justin

Description: Grotesque provides an invaluable and accessible guide to the use (and abuse) of this complex literary term. Justin D. Edwards and Rune Graulund explore the influence of the grotesque on cultural forms throughout history, with particular focus on its representation in literature, visual art and film. The book: presents a history of the literary grotesque from Classical writing to the presentexamines theoretical debates around the term in their historical and cultural contextsintroduce readers to key writers and artists of the grotesque, from Homer to Rabelais, Shakespeare, Carson McCullers and David Cronenberganalyses key terms such as disharmony, deformed and distorted bodies, misfits and freaksexplores the grotesque in relation to queer theory, post-colonialism and the carnivalesque. Grotesque presents readers with an original and distinctive overview of this vital genre and is an essential guide for students of literature, art history and film studies.

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EAN: 9780415519106

UPC: 9780415519106

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Book Title: Grotesque (The New Critical Idiom) by Edwards, Jus

Number of Pages: 168 Pages

Language: English

Publication Name: Grotesque

Publisher: Routledge

Item Height: 0.4 in

Subject: General, Modern / General

Publication Year: 2013

Item Weight: 7.2 Oz

Type: Textbook

Item Length: 7.8 in

Author: Rune Graulund, Justin Edwards

Subject Area: Literary Criticism

Series: The New Critical Idiom Ser.

Item Width: 5 in

Format: Trade Paperback