Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie

Grotesquerie is a literary form that became a popular genre in the early 20th century. It can be grouped with science fiction and horror. Authors such as Ambrose Bierce, Fritz Leiber, H. Russell Wakefield, Seabury Quinn, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Margaret St. Clair, Stanton A. Coblentz, Lee Brown Coye, Katherine Anne Porter.

The term has also been used to describe macabre artwork and movies.

The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines the word as such:

Main Entry: gro·tes·que·rie Variant(s): also gro·tes·que·ry grō-ˈtes-kə-rē Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural gro·tes·que·ries Etymology: grotesque + French -erie -ery Date: circa 1666 1 : something that is grotesque 2 : the quality or state of being grotesque : grotesqueness

ee also

* Gothic novel

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  • grotesquerie — [gʀɔtɛskəʀi] n. f. ÉTYM. V. 1850, Baudelaire; de grotesque. ❖ ♦ Rare. Caractère de ce qui est grotesque (II., 2.). || Il est d une grotesquerie complète …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • grotesquerie — or grotesquery [grō tes′kə rē] n. pl. grotesqueries 〚/span> GROTESQUE〛 1. a grotesque thing 2. the quality or state of being grotesque * * * …   Universalium

  • grotesquerie — ► NOUN (pl. grotesqueries) ▪ grotesque quality or things …   English terms dictionary

  • grotesquerie — or grotesquery [grō tes′kə rē] n. pl. grotesqueries [< GROTESQUE] 1. a grotesque thing 2. the quality or state of being grotesque …   English World dictionary

  • grotesquerie — grotesquery gro*tesqu er*y, n. [Written also {grotesquerie}.] [From {Grotesque}.] Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings; ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion. The sustained grotesquery of Feather top. K. L. Bates …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • grotesquerie — also grotesquery noun (plural ries) Etymology: grotesque + French erie ery Date: circa 1666 1. something that is grotesque 2. the quality or state of being grotesque ; grotesqueness …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • grotesquerie — noun a) The quality of being grotesque or macabre b) A genre of literature that was popular in the early 20th century, and practiced by writers such as and …   Wiktionary

  • grotesquerie — [grəʊ tɛskəri] noun (plural grotesqueries) grotesque quality or things …   English new terms dictionary

  • grotesquerie — gro·tes·que·rie …   English syllables

  • grotesquerie — /groʊˈtɛskəri/ (say groh teskuhree) noun (plural grotesqueries) 1. grotesque character. 2. something grotesque. 3. grotesque work. Also, grotesquery …  

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