{"product_id":"grotesque-9780415519106","title":"Grotesque","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrotesque\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003epresents a history of the literary grotesque from Classical writing to the present\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexamines theoretical debates around the term in their historical and cultural contexts\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eintroduce readers to key writers and artists of the grotesque, from Homer to Rabelais, Shakespeare, Carson McCullers and David Cronenberg\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eanalyses key terms such as disharmony, deformed and distorted bodies, misfits and freaks\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eexplores the grotesque in relation to queer theory, post-colonialism and the carnivalesque.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrotesque\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. Grotesquerie 2. Groteskology; or, Grotesque in Theory 3. Monstrous and Grotesque 4. Grotesque Bodies 5. Disharmony and Transgression 6. Attraction\/Repulsion 7. Laughter and Grotesque 8. Queerly Grotesque 9. Postcolonial Grotesque Conclusion: Global Grotesque\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018159751511,"sku":"9780415519106","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415519106.jpg?v=1750775837","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/grotesque-9780415519106","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}