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A Cultural History of Comedy in the Middle Ages

Engelsk Paperback

A Cultural History of Comedy in the Middle Ages

Engelsk Paperback
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Comedy and humor flourished in manifold forms in the Middle Ages. This volume, covering the period from 1000 to 1400 CE, examines the themes, practice, and effects of medieval comedy, from the caustic morality of principled satire to the exuberant improprieties of many wildly popular tales of sex and trickery. The analysis includes the most influential authors of the age, such as Chaucer, Boccaccio, Juan Ruiz, and Hrothswitha of Gandersheim, as well as lesser-known works and genres, such as songs of insult, nonsense-texts, satirical church paintings, topical jokes, and obscene pilgrim badges. The analysis touches on most of the literatures of medieval Europe, including a discussion of the formal attitudes toward humor in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions. The volume demonstrates the many ways in which medieval humor could be playful, casual, sophisticated, important, subversive, and even dangerous.

Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: form, theory, praxis, identities, the body, politics and power, laughter, and ethics.

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Comedy and humor flourished in manifold forms in the Middle Ages. This volume, covering the period from 1000 to 1400 CE, examines the themes, practice, and effects of medieval comedy, from the caustic morality of principled satire to the exuberant improprieties of many wildly popular tales of sex and trickery. The analysis includes the most influential authors of the age, such as Chaucer, Boccaccio, Juan Ruiz, and Hrothswitha of Gandersheim, as well as lesser-known works and genres, such as songs of insult, nonsense-texts, satirical church paintings, topical jokes, and obscene pilgrim badges. The analysis touches on most of the literatures of medieval Europe, including a discussion of the formal attitudes toward humor in Christian, Jewish, and Islamic traditions. The volume demonstrates the many ways in which medieval humor could be playful, casual, sophisticated, important, subversive, and even dangerous.

Each chapter takes a different theme as its focus: form, theory, praxis, identities, the body, politics and power, laughter, and ethics.

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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 232
ISBN-13: 9781350440777
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1350440779
Kategori: Social- & Kulturhistorie
Udg. Dato: 4 apr 2024
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 244mm
Højde: 169mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 4 apr 2024
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Kategori Social- & Kulturhistorie

ISBN-13 9781350440777

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 232

Udgave

Længde 14mm

Bredde 244mm

Højde 169mm

Udg. Dato 4 apr 2024

Oplagsdato 4 apr 2024

Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC