02429cam a2200349 i 4500 17045846 BD-DhUL 20161226180547.0 111115s2012 enka b 001 0 eng 2011047470 9781107011250 (hardback) DLC eng BD-DhUL rda DLC pcc 700.415 23 COG LIT000000 bisacsh Connelly, Frances S., 1953- author. The grotesque in Western art and culture : the image at play / Frances S. Connelly, University of Missouri--Kansas City. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2012. x, 190 p. : ill. ; 26 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: entering the Spielraum; 2. Improvisation I: grottesche; 3. Improvisation II: arabesques; 4. Subversion: the carnivalesque body; 5. Trauma: the failure of representation; 6. Revelation: profound play. "This book establishes a fresh and expansive view of the grotesque in Western art and culture, from 1500 to the present day. Following the non-linear evolution of the grotesque, Frances S. Connelly analyzes key works, situating them within their immediate social and cultural contexts, as well as their place in the historical tradition. By taking a long historical view, the book reveals the grotesque to be a complex and continuous tradition comprised of several distinct strands: the ornamental, the carnivalesque and caricatural, the traumatic, and the profound. The book articulates a model for understanding the grotesque as a rupture of cultural boundaries that compromises and contradicts accepted realities. Connelly demonstrates that the grotesque is more than a style, genre, or subject; it is a cultural phenomenon engaging the central concerns of the humanistic debate today. Hybrid, ambivalent, and changeful, the grotesque is a shaping force in the modern era"-- Provided by publisher. Grotesque. Grotesque in art. LITERARY CRITICISM / General. bisacsh 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK pa20 2011-11-15 pa20 2011-11-15 ONIX xn02 2012-08-24 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. 141905 141905 0 0 ddc 0 700_415000000000000_COG 0 NFIC 267827 DUL DUL GEN 2016-12-26 purchased 700.415 COG 490332 2016-12-26 1 2016-12-26 BK 0 0 ddc 0 700_415000000000000_COG 0 NFIC 267828 DUL DUL GEN 2016-12-26 purchased 700.415 COG 490331 2016-12-26 1 2016-12-26 BK