Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-218) and index.
Contents
The grotesque -- American traditions of the grotesque -- The modern : depiction and description -- Grotesques in modern America : Sherwood Anderson -- "Elephantine close-ups" : Nathanael West -- All God's grotesques : Flannery O'Connor -- New York sights : Weegee -- Creatural realism : Diane Arbus -- Conclusion. Grotesque to monstrous.