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Modern American grotesque : literature and photography /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodwin, James, 1945-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2009]
Subjects:
American fiction > 20th century > History and criticism.
Grotesque in literature.
Grotesque in art.
Photography > United States > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • The grotesque
  • American traditions of the grotesque
  • The modern : depiction and description
  • Grotesques in modern America : Sherwood Anderson
  • "Elephantine close-ups" : Nathanael West
  • All God's grotesques : Flannery O'Connor
  • New York sights : Weegee
  • Creatural realism : Diane Arbus
  • Conclusion: Grotesque to monstrous.