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The Grotesque in Western Art and Culture: The Image at Play Connelly, Frances S. (University of Missouri, Kansas City)
The Grotesque in Western Art and Culture: The Image at Play
Connelly, Frances S. (University of Missouri, Kansas City)
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.
199 pages, 62 b/w illus.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | July 31, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107629967 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 202 |
| Dimensions | 179 × 255 × 11 mm · 394 g |
| Language | English |