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aggressiveness
Anal Cleanliness
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Author_Philip Thomson
Brothel Scene
Browning's Caliban
Browning’s Caliban
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comic literature studies
creative
drama genre analysis
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Fairy Tale Nature
functions of grotesque in literature
glades
Gregor's Metamorphosis
Gregor’s Metamorphosis
Grotesque Art
Grove Press Edition
heart
historical literary criticism
Human Sized Body
literary theory
macabre
Merciful Providence
Michael Steig
Monthly Incidence
Mrs Pipchin
parody in literature
queen
River's Brim
River’s Brim
Ruskin's Essay
Ruskin’s Essay
satire analysis
Small White Spots
temperament
Tommy Guns
Vice Versa
whispering
writer
Young Man
Product details
- ISBN 9781138233522
- Weight: 170g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 16 Jan 2019
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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First published in 1972, this book provides a helpful overview of the grotesque and its use in a number of literary genres including novels, drama and poetry. After providing a historical summary of the term, the book discusses the various defining aspects of the grotesque and its relationship to other terms and modes of literature, such as satire, the comic and parody. The final chapter presents the functions and purpose of the grotesque in literature.
This book will be a useful resource for those studying literary theory and literary works which include an element of the grotesque.
