Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. 1. Gadda and the Baroque 1
5. 2. Baroque Solitude: Disillusion and the Ruins of War 20
6. 3. Creative Bodies: Theory and Practice of the Grotesque 43
7. 4. A Baroque Ethics 74
8. 5. A Baroque Mystery 96
9. Appendix. Gadda and Fascism 117
10. Notes 135
11. References 145
12. Index 149