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In Wilhelm Busch’s (1832–1908) world-famous illustrated stories, animals are tortured to death, mutilated and drowned, gagged, set on fire, and shot. They are usually portrayed as evil and deceitful, and their agonizing deaths are intended to produce a particular kind of humor. For several generatio...
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| description | In Wilhelm Busch’s (1832–1908) world-famous illustrated stories, animals are tortured to death, mutilated and drowned, gagged, set on fire, and shot. They are usually portrayed as evil and deceitful, and their agonizing deaths are intended to produce a particular kind of humor. For several generations, Busch’s illustrated tales of animal abuse have made children laugh. From today’s perspective, however, the notably animal-hostile jokes in Busch’s work are ethically difficult to justify. How can this childlike joy in cruelty be ethically evaluated, and how should grotesque literature that has entered the literary canon be approached from an ethical standpoint today? This article addresses these questions by drawing on various approaches to schadenfreude and the literary grotesque |
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