Grotesque Figures: Baudelaire, Rousseau, and the Aesthetics of Modernity

Grotesque Figures: Baudelaire, Rousseau, and the Aesthetics of Modernity

2004 | Swain, Virginia E.
The content provides a list of selected bibliographies related to the themes of the grotesque in art and literature, focusing on Charles Baudelaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The primary source is "Grotesque Figures: Baudelaire, Rousseau, and the Aesthetics of Modernity" by Virginia E. Swain, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2004. The book is accessible through Project MUSE. The bibliography includes a wide range of academic works, essays, and translations that explore the grotesque in various contexts, including art, literature, philosophy, and cultural studies. Key authors and texts include Erich Auerbach's "Mimesis," Gaston Bachelard's "The Poetics of Space," and Walter Benjamin's "The Arcades Project." The references also cover studies on Baudelaire's works, such as "Les Fleurs du mal" and "Le Spleen de Paris," as well as analyses of Rousseau's philosophical and literary contributions. The bibliography reflects interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the grotesque as a central element of modernity, with a focus on the interplay between art, literature, and social and political contexts.The content provides a list of selected bibliographies related to the themes of the grotesque in art and literature, focusing on Charles Baudelaire and Jean-Jacques Rousseau. The primary source is "Grotesque Figures: Baudelaire, Rousseau, and the Aesthetics of Modernity" by Virginia E. Swain, published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2004. The book is accessible through Project MUSE. The bibliography includes a wide range of academic works, essays, and translations that explore the grotesque in various contexts, including art, literature, philosophy, and cultural studies. Key authors and texts include Erich Auerbach's "Mimesis," Gaston Bachelard's "The Poetics of Space," and Walter Benjamin's "The Arcades Project." The references also cover studies on Baudelaire's works, such as "Les Fleurs du mal" and "Le Spleen de Paris," as well as analyses of Rousseau's philosophical and literary contributions. The bibliography reflects interdisciplinary approaches to understanding the grotesque as a central element of modernity, with a focus on the interplay between art, literature, and social and political contexts.
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