The Grotesque
Auteur: Harold Bloom, Blake Hobby
Nombre de pages: 218 pages
ISBN: 0791098028, 9780791098028
Edition: Infobase Publishing
Date de publication: Infobase Publishing
Description: The grotesque, often defined as something fantastically distorted that attracts and repels, is a concept that has various meanings in literature. This new volume contains 20 essays that explore the role of the grotesque in such works as Candide, Frankenstein, King Lear, The Metamorphosis, and many others. Some essays have been written specifically for the series; others are excerpts of important critical analyses from selected books and journals.