June 25, 2005
Bibliography: GALLOWS AND GOTHIC HUMOR...
...(INCLUDES DISGUSTING, GROTESQUE, INSULTING, SICK, SUBVERSIVE, OBSCENE, POLITICALLY INCORRECT, BLACK AND TRAGICOMIC HUMOR: by Don L. F. Nilsen
http://www.hnu.edu/ishs/ISHSbibs/GALLOWS.doc
thanks diederik
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@"By the end of the Gothic period, the carving of gargoyles grew more elaborate. Human figures appeared alongside fantastic beasts, as lighthearted comic relief more often than as guardians. Humor is a major feature of the Gothic grotesque. Many sculptural series depict characters from the margins of society, not simply as diverting ornamentation, but as characters in a topsy-turvy world on edge."
"Grotesque Humor" via Gravely Gorgeous (Cornell Library)
Posted by Cieciel at June 25, 2005 07:57 AM