Grotesque Revisited : Grotesque and Satire in the Post/Modern Literature of Central and Eastern Europe.

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Author / Creator:Katkus, Laurynas.
Imprint:Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2013.
Description:1 online resource (200 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11202536
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ISBN:9781443850940
1443850942
9781443848640
Notes:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
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Summary:This collection of essays aims to recapitulate the state of grotesque poetics in modern and post-modern writing. It concentrates on Central and Eastern Europe, introducing the Western reader to the variety and ingenuity of this region's literary traditions, ranging from German and Russian to Lithuanian and Romanian literatures. At the same time, it seeks to highlight the importance of the grotesque mode of writing in the region. It includes new insights and interpretations of theories on grot ...
Other form:Print version: Katkus, Laurynas. Grotesque Revisited : Grotesque and Satire in the Post/Modern Literature of Central and Eastern Europe. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2013 9781443848640