Deformed Discourse - 9780859895415

Deformed DiscourseThe Function of the Monster in Mediaeval Thought and Literature\nAuthor(s): David Williams\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Liverpool University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: University of Exeter Press\nISBN-13: 9780859895415, 978-0859895415\nSynopsis\nThis 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.