The Grotesque in Western Art and Culture

Frances S. (University of Missouri, Kansas City) Connelly

Cambridge University Press, 2014

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This book establishes a fresh and expansive view of the grotesque in Western art and culture, from 1500 to the present day. By taking a historical perspective, the book reveals the grotesque to be a complex and continuous tradition comprising several distinct strands: the ornamental, carnivalesque, traumatic and profound.

ISBN-13
9781107629967
ISBN-10
1107629969
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2014
Publication date
2014-07-31
Pages
202
Dimensions
255x179x11
Weight
394