Deformed Discourse
The Function of the Monster in Medieval Thought and Literature
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 1997
- Category
- Medieval
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9780859895415
- Publish Date
- Feb 1997
- List Price
- $157.50
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780859896504
- Publish Date
- Aug 1999
- List Price
- $60.50
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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.
About the author
David Williams is professor of English, St. Paul's College, University of Manitoba, and the author of several novels and critical books, including Imagined Nations: Reflections on Media in Canadian Fiction.
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