{"product_id":"grotesque-paperback-1","title":"Grotesque - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJustin Edwards\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRune Graulund\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJustin D. Edwards\u003c\/strong\u003e is Research Professor of English at University of Surrey. He has taught at the universities of Copenhagen, Quebec and Montreal, and he has held research fellowships at Churchill College, Cambridge (2005-6) and Cambridge University's Centre for Research in Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASSH) in 2010.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRune Graulund\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Lecturer in English at University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. He has taught literature and cultural studies at the University of Copenhagen and the University of London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52702396678451,"sku":"9780415519106","price":70.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/V09YM3VyUnVDMHJSVzRCT2lNU0h3Zz09.webp?v=1763305242","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/grotesque-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}