Humour in Old English Literature : : Communities of Laughter in Early Medieval England / / Jonathan Wilcox.
Humour in Old English Literature deploys modern theories of humour to explore the style and content of surviving writing from early medieval England. The book analyses Old English riddles, wisdom literature, runic writing, the deployment of rhymes, and humour in heroic poetry, hagiography, and roman...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2023] 2024 |
| Year of Publication: | 2023 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (358 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Exeter Book Riddle Numbers: A Comparative Chart
- Introduction: Old English Literature and Humour
- Chapter One. Risible Riddles and Witty Wisdom: The Appeal of Playful Puzzles
- Chapter Two. Laughing at Letters: Runic Riddles and Riddling Runes
- Chapter Three. Metrical Mirth: Sonorous Sounds and Rambunctious Rhymes
- Chapter Four. Heroic Humour: Comic Insouciance and Embarrassments of Etiquette
- Chapter Five. Playing with Parody to Comic Effect
- Chapter Six. Homiletic Humour: Christian Laughter and Clerical Satire
- Chapter Seven. Hagiographic Humour: Decorous Delight and Full-Throated Funniness
- Chapter Eight. Relishing Romance: Horror and Happiness in Apollonius of Tyre
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index