The Grotesque (Bloom's Literary Themes) - Hardcover

Buch 4 von 16: Bloom's Literary Themes

Bloom, Harold

 
9780791098028: The Grotesque (Bloom's Literary Themes)

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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.

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Harold Bloom is Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.

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