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Lachgemeinschaften

Lachgemeinschaften Kulturelle Inszenierungen und soziale Wirkungen von Gelachter im Mittelalter und in der Fruhen Neuzeit - Trends in Medieval Philology

Paperback (01 Jan 2005) | German

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Publisher's Synopsis

The volume presents a collection of studies by internationally acknowledged medievalists on the phenomenon of laughter and its literary, social and emotional functions in the Middle Ages. The papers investigate the forms and representations of laughter in medieval literature and society and inquire into its role in the creation of communities and the depiction of figures in fictional texts.

Book information

ISBN: 9783111822037
Publisher: De Gruyter
Imprint: De Gruyter
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Language: German
Number of pages: 392
Weight: 750g
Height: 230mm
Width: 155mm