| Description |
xxii, 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
An introduction to the grotesque : theoretical and theological considerations / Wilson Yates -- The grotesque and our future / James Luther Adams -- The grotesque, theologically considered / Roger Hazelton -- Carnal abominations : the female body as grotesque / Margaret Miles -- Hieronymus Bosch : the grotesque and we / Wolfgang Stechow -- Ugly beauty in Christian art / John W. Cook -- Francis Bacon : the iconography of crucifixion, grotesque imagery, and religious meaning / Wilson Yates -- Grinning death's-head : Hamlet and the vision of the grotesque / Yasuhiro Ogawa -- The religious dimensions of the grotesque in literature : Toni Morrison's Beloved / Susan Corey -- The dramatic version of Ballad of a sweet dream of peace : a charade for Easter, with the author's introduction / Robert Penn Warren. |
| Subject |
Grotesque in art.
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Art and religion.
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| Added Author |
Adams, James Luther, 1901-1994.
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Yates, Wilson.
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Warren, Robert Penn, 1905-1989.
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| Cover Title |
Grotesque in art & literature |
| ISBN |
0802842674 paper alkaline paper |
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