Modern American grotesque
By: James Goodwin.
Publisher: The Ohio State University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Columbus
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814211083; 9780814292051
Subjects: Grotesque -- United States; Grotesque in literature; Grotesque in art
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The grotesque; title: American traditions of the grotesque; title: The modern : depiction and description; title: Grotesques in modern America : Sherwood Anderson; title: "Elephantine close-ups" : Nathanael West; title: All God's grotesques : Flannery O'Connor; title: New York sights : Weegee; title: Creatural realism : Diane Arbus; title: Conclusion. Grotesque to monstrous.