The Grotesque Sublime: Play with Terror

The Grotesque Sublime: Play with Terror

Throughout "La Préface de Cromwell" (1827), Victor Hugo treats the sublime and the grotesque as different realms without seriously expounding upon their distinction. In examining the major treatises of the sublime, however, one will find that the grotesque actually resides inside the subli...

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Main Author: Shun-liang Chao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Edinburgh 2006-06-01
Series:Forum
Online Access:http://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/553
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spelling doaj-f0b917a0993f4ac9aded71fed6f8c55f2020-11-25T03:02:40ZengUniversity of EdinburghForum1749-97712006-06-0102553The Grotesque Sublime: Play with TerrorShun-liang Chao0University College LondonThroughout "La Préface de Cromwell" (1827), Victor Hugo treats the sublime and the grotesque as different realms without seriously expounding upon their distinction. In examining the major treatises of the sublime, however, one will find that the grotesque actually resides inside the sublime in terms of evoking violent emotions, especially terror. This essay, then, aims to bring into relief the essential similarities between the grotesque and the sublime, thereby drawing attention to the role of the grotesque in the construction of artistic or aesthetic modernity.http://www.forumjournal.org/article/view/553
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