Final Reflection
When I decided to take this course, I spent some time to get myself prepared for cultural conflict. Due to my own cultural background, in which people have a strong sense of shame and even fear of grotesque bodies, I […]
When I decided to take this course, I spent some time to get myself prepared for cultural conflict. Due to my own cultural background, in which people have a strong sense of shame and even fear of grotesque bodies, I […]
I have thought for a long time whether I should write this story down and let it spread among people. It is a touching story about our hero Pantagruel saving thousands of dwarves. Although you might have been laughing with […]
(reposting to resolve a technical issue) Hi, everyone! For my presentation this week I want to talk about giants and their grotesque bodies. It is not a secret that Rabelais was deeply influenced by Greek and Latin literature. In his […]
Hi, everyone! Today I want to introduce the grotesque facade in Chinese culture from the novel A Journey to the West. It is one of the most famous classical Chinese novels written by Wu Cheng’en during the 16th century. The […]