Deformed Discourse: The Function of the Monster in Mediaeval Thought and Literature (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies) - Tapa blanda

Williams, David

 
9780859896504: Deformed Discourse: The Function of the Monster in Mediaeval Thought and Literature (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)

Sinopsis

Now published in paperback, this fully-illustrated book explores the concept of the monster in the Middle Ages, examining its philosophical and theological roots and analysing its symbolic function in medieval literature and art. Fascinating and comprehensive, this study of the grotesque in medieval aesthetic expression successfully brings together medieval research and modern criticism.

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David Williams is Professor of English at McGill University, Canada.

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