Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century (2019)

Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century Surveying a vibrant wave of medieval humour, from the laughing prophecies of Merlin to the cutthroat mockery of royal palaces and the outrageous jokes of the law courts, Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century exposes the functional, ferocious, and often mystical power of humour in the period between the Norman Conquest and Magna Carta. Autor: Peter Jones Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press Rok wydania: 2019 Okładka: twarda Liczba stron: 224 Wymiary: 16 x 24.3 x 1.9 cm Język: angielski ISBN: 9780198843542