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

by Sebastian Coxon

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367602802
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	226
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Sebastian Coxon

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Laughter and Narrative Part I: Laughter 2. Laughing at Comic Tales 3. Laughter in Comic Tales Part II: Narrative Design 4. Time and Space 5. Speech and Dialogue Part III: Thematic Content 6. The Physical Body 7. The Social Body 8. Conclusion: Comic Tales in the Later Middle Ages