Fifteen Medieval Latin Parodies (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780888444851)

The fifteen short texts edited here offer vivid examples of the wit and irreverence of medieval Latin parody, a tradition whose humour -- sometimes bookish, sometimes ribald, and often both -- was never far from the cultures of monastery, school, and court. Mock sermons, prayers, Gospel-texts, and scholastic exercises all bear witness to the wry sensibilities indulged by scholars and clerics alike in their off hours.

Author: Martha Bayless
ISBN-10: 0888444850
ISBN-13: 9780888444851
Publisher: PIMS
Language: English
Published: 05/05/2018
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.40d