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Humour in old English literature : communities of laughter in early medieval England

Title
Humour in old English literature : communities of laughter in early medieval England / Jonathan Wilcox.
Author
Wilcox, Jonathan, 1960-
Publication
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2023]

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Description
1 online resource.
Subject
  • 450-1100
  • English literature > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > History and criticism
  • English wit and humor > History and criticism
  • Humor in literature
  • Comic, The, in literature
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
Source of Description (note)
  • Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2023).
Contents
Risible Riddles and Witty Wisdom: The Appeal of Playful Puzzles -- Laughing at Letters: Runic Riddles and Riddling Runes -- Metrical Mirth: Sonorous Sounds and Rambunctious Rhymes -- Heroic Humour: Comic Insouciance and Embarrassments of Etiquette -- Playing with Parody to Comic Effect -- Homiletic Humour: Christian Laughter and Clerical Satire -- Hagiographic Humour: Decorous Delight and Full-Throated Funniness -- Relishing Romance: Horror and Happiness in Apollonius of Tyre.
ISBN
  • 9781487545710
  • 1487545711
  • 9781487545703
  • 1487545703
OCLC
om3585657504
Author
Wilcox, Jonathan, 1960- author.
Title
Humour in old English literature : communities of laughter in early medieval England / Jonathan Wilcox.
Publisher
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2023]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
computer
Type of Carrier
online resource
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.
Note
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 25, 2023).
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Available from home with a valid library card
Chronological Term
450-1100
Added Author
EBSCOhost
Other Form:
Print version: Wilcox, Jonathan, 1960- Humour in old English literature. Toronto ; Buffalo ; London : University of Toronto Press, 2023 1487545304 9781487545307
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