Laughter and Narrative in the Later Middle Ages

Laughter and Narrative in the Later Middle Ages German Comic Tales 1350-1525

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book explores both the narrative design and fundamental thematic preoccupations of short comic tales that flourished in late medieval Germany and that provided bawdy entertainment for larger audiences of public recitals as well as for smaller numbers of individual readers.

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Book information

ISBN: 9781905981830
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Imprint: Routledge
Pub date:
DEWEY: 833.009353
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 214
Weight: 612g
Height: 249mm
Width: 170mm
Spine width: 15mm