Masters of the Grotesque
The concepts and theories surrounding the aesthetic category of the grotesque are explored in this book by pursuing their employment in the films of American auteurs Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers and David Lynch. The author argues that interpreting these directors'' films through the lens of the grotesque allows us1to situate both the auteurs and the films within a long history o...
The concepts and theories surrounding the aesthetic category of the grotesque are explored in this book by pursuing their employment in the films of American auteurs Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, the Coen Brothers and David Lynch. The author argues that interpreting these directors'' films through the lens of the grotesque allows us1to situate both the auteurs and the films within a long history o...
