Format:
1 Online-Ressource (IX, 853 S.).
ISBN:
1-282-88515-4
,
978-1-282-88515-8
,
978-3-11-024547-9
,
978-3-11-024548-6
Series Statement:
Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture 5
Note:
Includes index. - Despite popular opinions of the 'dark Middle Ages' and a 'gloomy early modern age', many people laughed, smiled, giggled, chuckled, enternained and rediculed each other. This volume demonstrates how important laughter had been at times and how diverse the situations proved to be in which people laughed. The contributions examine a wide gamut of significant cases of laughter in literary texts, historical documents, and art works. Laughter reflected a variety of concerns, interests, and intentions, and the collective approach in this volume to laughter in the past opens many new windows to the h
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-11-024547-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
Comparative Studies. Non-European Languages/Literatures
,
German Studies
Keywords:
Lachen
;
Humor
;
Literatur
;
Lachen
;
Humor
;
Konferenzschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110245486
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
Author information:
Classen, Albrecht 1956-
