{"product_id":"medieval-humour-expressions-receptions-and-functions-hardback-9786156405708","title":"Medieval Humour; Expressions, Receptions and Functions (Hardback) 9786156405708","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedieval Humour\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eExpressions, Receptions and Functions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKleio Pethainou (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9786156405708\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e166 pages, 18 pages of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21 x 14.8 x 1.3 cm, 0.3 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSimultaneously pervasive and evasive, rebellious and oppressive, transgressive and socially specific, humour is a vast and interdisciplinary field of research. Seeking to rethink this quintessentially human expression, this volume is bringing together established and emerging directions of medieval humour research. Each contribution explores different artistic expressions, receptions and functions of humour and identifies a series of problems in researching humour historically. \u003ci\u003eMedieval Humour: Expressions, Receptions and Functions\u003c\/i\u003e dissects humour in art and thought, literature and drama, society and culture, contributing to a deeper understanding of our cultural past.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 1 —\u003cbr\u003e Fun and Games in the Gospels: Medieval Emojis and Humour in The Book of Kells —\u003cbr\u003e Donncha MacGabhann\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 2 —\u003cbr\u003e Bernard of Clairvaux, Killjoy? Humourlessness in Medieval Monasteries —\u003cbr\u003e Peter Jones\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 3 —\u003cbr\u003e Medieval Nonsense Humour in Scribal Additions —\u003cbr\u003e Lucie Dolež\u003cbr\u003ealová\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 4 —\u003cbr\u003e Carnivalesque Magic in Late-Medieval English and Scottish Comic Tales: \"I have dauncid in the devillis name\" —\u003cbr\u003e Mark Truesdale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 5 —\u003cbr\u003e A Fresh Perspective on the Humour in \"Jaufre\": Oral Delivery, and Audience Responses —\u003cbr\u003e Margaret Anne Purbrick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter 6 —\u003cbr\u003e Visual Humour in the Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles —\u003cbr\u003e Kleio Pethainou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Trivent Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702184931608,"sku":"9786156405708","price":55.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/medieval-humour-expressions-receptions-and-functions-hardback-9786156405708","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}