Laughter and Narrative in the Later Middle Ages - German Comic Tales C.1350-1525 (Hardcover)

In contrast to the vernacular literary traditions of France, Italy and England, comic tales in verse flourished in late medieval Germany, providing bawdy entertainment for larger audiences of public recitals as well as for smaller numbers of individual readers. In a sustained close analysis, Sebastian Coxon explores both the narrative design and fundamental thematic preoccupations of these short texts. A distinctively performative tradition of pre-modern narrative literature emerges which invites its recipients to think, learn and above all to laugh in a number of different ways.

General

Imprint:	Maney Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	August 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Sebastian Coxon
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	226
ISBN-13:	978-1-905981-83-0
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General
LSN:	1-905981-83-X
Barcode:	9781905981830

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