UID:
almafu_9959213156502883
Umfang:
1 online resource (245 p. )
ISBN:
9781501746741
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150174674X
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9781501746758
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1501746758
Inhalt:
This book studies attitudes toward secular literature during the later Middle Ages. Exploring two related medieval justifications of literary pleasure-one finding hygienic or therapeutic value in entertainment, and another stressing the psychological and ethical rewards of taking time out from work in order to refresh oneself-Glending Olson reveals that, contrary to much recent opinion, many medieval writers and thinkers accepted delight and enjoyment as valid goals of literature without always demanding moral profit as well.Drawing on a vast amount of primary material, including contemporary medical manuscripts and printed texts, Olson discusses theatrics, humanist literary criticism, prologues to romances and fabliaux, and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He offers an extended examination of the framing story of Boccaccio's Decameron. Although intended principally as a contribution to the history of medieval literary theory and criticism, Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages makes use of medical, psychological, and sociological insights that lead to a fuller understanding of late medieval secular culture.
Anmerkung:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Preface --
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Abbreviations --
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1. Medieval Attitudes toward Literary Pleasure --
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2. The Hygienic Justification --
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3. The Recreational Justification --
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4. Some Literature for Solace --
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5. From Plague to Pleasure --
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6. The Decameron and Its Early Critics --
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Index of Sources --
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Index
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In English.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781501746741
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9781501746765
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1501746766
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780801414947
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0801414946
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Komparatistik. Außereuropäische Sprachen/Literaturen
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Anglistik
Schlagwort(e):
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
DOI:
10.7591/9781501746758
URL:
https://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2
