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  1. 1. Aldrig stilla, aldrig farliga : Groteska kroppar i Mare Kandres romaner Bestiarium och Xavier

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Institutionen för kultur- och medievetenskaper

    Författare :Matilda Litsgård; [2019]
    Nyckelord :Mare Kandre; Mikhail Bakhtin; Grotesque; Gothic; Body; Monster; Mare Kandre; Michail Bachtin; Grotesk; Gotik; Kropp; Monster;

    Sammanfattning : In this paper, I study the bodies in Mare Kandre’s two novels Bestiarium (1999) and Xavier (2002), with the help of Mikhail Bakhtin’s theories of the grotesque. I examine the worldview that is portrayed in the novels – focusing on the attitude towards death – and seek answers to the following questions: how do the human bodies look and how do they relate to their surroundings? What does the way they are portrayed say about the world the novels portray? And what role does laughter play in the novels? I also examine the similarity between a grotesque body, and a gothic monster. LÄS MER