Moral and Theological Implications of the Grotesque

A powerful literary tool for confronting a culture whose norms are in question

A special note about our upcoming Poiema Reading Society Meeting below

Having made a cursory analysis of the history of the development of the grotesque, what has yet to be considered and will be the subject of this closing section is the viewer or audience’s participation in the grotesque’s presentation.

There are a number of theories on this point; onl…