Fabliaux, Fair and Foul - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Fabliaux, Fair and Foul write by . This book was released on 1992. Fabliaux, Fair and Foul available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature
Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature write by Larissa Tracy. This book was released on 2015. Torture and Brutality in Medieval Literature available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A new look at the way in which medieval European literature depicts torture and brutality.
Obscenity: Social Control and Artistic Creation in the European Middle Ages
Obscenity: Social Control and Artistic Creation in the European Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Obscenity: Social Control and Artistic Creation in the European Middle Ages write by Ziolkowski. This book was released on 2023-11-27. Obscenity: Social Control and Artistic Creation in the European Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume makes most wide-ranging attempt ever to probe the natures, origins, and consequences of obscenity in medieval literature, art, theater, and law. One large section examines obscenity in medieval French literature, especially fabliaux; but the rest of the book explores obscenity in cultures and languages of other regions in Europe.
Encyclopedia of Humor Studies
Encyclopedia of Humor Studies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Encyclopedia of Humor Studies write by Salvatore Attardo. This book was released on 2014-02-25. Encyclopedia of Humor Studies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Encyclopedia of Humor Studies explores the concept of humor in history and modern society in the United States and internationally. This work’s scope encompasses the humor of children, adults, and even nonhuman primates throughout the ages, from crude jokes and simple slapstick to sophisticated word play and ironic parody and satire. As an academic social history, it includes the perspectives of a wide range of disciplines, including sociology, child development, social psychology, life style history, communication, and entertainment media. Readers will develop an understanding of the importance of humor as it has developed globally throughout history and appreciate its effects on child and adult development, especially in the areas of health, creativity, social development, and imagination. This two-volume set is available in both print and electronic formats. Features & Benefits: The General Editor also serves as Editor-in-Chief of HUMOR: International Journal of Humor Research for The International Society for Humor Studies. The book’s 335 articles are organized in A-to-Z fashion in two volumes (approximately 1,000 pages). This work is enhanced by an introduction by the General Editor, a Foreword, a list of the articles and contributors, and a Reader’s Guide that groups related entries thematically. A Chronology of Humor, a Resource Guide, and a detailed Index are included. Each entry concludes with References/Further Readings and cross references to related entries. The Index, Reader’s Guide themes, and cross references between and among related entries combine to provide robust search-and-browse features in the electronic version. This two-volume, A-to-Z set provides a general, non-technical resource for students and researchers in such diverse fields as communication and media studies, sociology and anthropology, social and cognitive psychology, history, literature and linguistics, and popular culture and folklore. Key Themes: Anthropology, Folklore, and Ethnicity Antiquity Components of Humor Culture Entertainment Industry History Literature and Major Literary Figures Performing Arts Philosophy and Religion Politics Psychology Clinical and Counseling Psychology Cognition Developmental Psychology General Psychology Health Psychology Interpersonal Relationships Motivation and Emotion Neuropsychology Personality and Social Psychology Tests and Measurement Professions Business World Education Law Humor Theory Linguistics Mathematics, Computer Science, and the Internet National, Ethnic, and Regional Humor Africa Americas Asia Europe Middle East Physiology and Biology Sociology Visual Humor
A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages
A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages write by Ruth Evans. This book was released on 2012-03-01. A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Historians of sexuality have often assumed that medieval people were less interested in sex than we are. But people in the Middle Ages wrote a great deal about sex: in confessors' manuals, in virginity treatises, and in literary texts. This volume looks afresh at the cultural meanings that sex had throughout the period, presenting new evidence and offering new interpretations of known material. Acknowledging that many of the categories that we use today to talk about sexuality are inadequate for understanding sex in premodern times, the volume draws on important recent work in the historiography of medieval sexuality to address the conceptual and methodological challenges the period presents. A Cultural History of Sexuality in the Middle Ages presents an overview of the period with essays on heterosexuality, homosexuality, sexual variations, religious and legal issues, health concerns, popular beliefs about sexuality, prostitution and erotica.
