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 present examines theoretical debates around the term in
their historical and cultural contexts introduce readers to key
writers and artists of the grotesque, from Homer to Rabelais,
Shakespeare, Carson McCullers and David Cronenberg analyses key
terms such as disharmony, deformed and distorted bodies, misfits
and freaks explores 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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