| Description |
vi, 76 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
The critical idiom ; 24 |
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Critical idiom ; 24
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. The term and concept 'Grotesque': a historical summary -- 3. Towards a definition: Disharmony -- The comic and the terrifying -- Extravagance and exaggeration -- Abnormality -- A definition -- The satiric and the playful grotesque -- 4. The grotesque and related terms and modes: The absurd -- The bizarre -- The macabre -- Caricature -- Parody -- Satire -- Irony -- The comic -- 5. Functions and purposes of the grotesque: Aggressiveness and alienation -- The psychological effect -- Tension and unresolvability -- 'Playfulness' -- The unintentional grotesque |
| Analysis |
Grotesque in literature |
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European literature Grotesque Critical studies |
| Notes |
"Distributed in the U.S.A. by Barnes & Noble, Inc." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 71-73) |
| Subject |
Grotesque in literature.
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| LC no. |
72188241 |
| ISBN |
0416081703 |
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0416081800 |
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9780416081701 |
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9780416081800 |
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