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Literary Criticism Medieval

Deformed Discourse

The Function of the Monster in Medieval Thought and Literature

by (author) David Williams

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Initial publish date
Aug 1999
Category
Medieval
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773513891
    Publish Date
    Nov 1996
    List Price
    $110.00
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773518711
    Publish Date
    Aug 1999
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780859895415
    Publish Date
    Feb 1997
    List Price
    $157.50
  • 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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