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

David Williams

 
9780859895415: Deformed Discourse: The Function of the Monster in Mediaeval Thought and Literature (Exeter Medieval Texts and Studies)

Synopsis

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, McGill University, Canada.

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