![]() ![]() Certain aspects of the body are referenced when talking about the grotesque. The Italian celebration of carnival is similar to that of Mardi Gras where food and alcohol are consumed in excess.īoth renditions of Carnival are celebrated immediately before the Christian season of Lent which is about a 40-day season for people of Christian (primarily Catholic) faith to cleanse themselves and become pure before Easter Sunday.Įxaggeration, hyperbole, and excessiveness are all key elements of the grotesque style. Many of these masks can be seen as an exaggeration of the grotesque as they feature enlarged facial elements such as an enlarged nose (which is a part of the grotesque body). In the Italian celebration of Carnival, masks play a major role as many people wear them during the celebration. Rabelais uses the Carnival to refer to politics and critique the world based on human anatomy. Eating, drinking, burping from excess, etc. ![]() There is much emphasis put on the mouth (where the body can be entered). ![]() ![]() The grotesqueness in the carnival is seen as the abundance and large amount of food consumed by the body. The Carnival, or feast of fools, is a religious celebration where people consume copious amounts of food and wine and have a large party to celebrate. Grotesque masks are shown here, worn by many at a carnival. ![]()
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