Grotesque Figures
by Virginia E. (Associate Professor of French Swain
Title:
Grotesque Figures
Author:
Virginia E. (Associate Professor of French Swain
Series (if any):
Parallax: Re-visions of Culture and Society
Format:
Hardback
Number of pages:
288 pages, 3 Line drawings, black and white; 7 Halftones, black and white
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN-13:
9780801879456
EAN:
9780801879456
Publication Date:
03/12/2004
Classifications:
Literature: history and criticism
Weight (g):
636
Dimensions (mm):
161 x 238 x 23
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Price:£47.81
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Description
Offering a novel reading of Baudelaire's ambivalent engagement with the eighteenth-century, Grotesque Figures examines nineteenth-century ideological debates over French identity, Rousseau's political and artistic legacy, the aesthetic and political significance of the rococo, and the presence of the grotesque in the modern.
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