| On Farting: Language and Laughter in the Middle Ages 2007 Edition Contributor(s): Allen, V. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312234937 ISBN-13: 9780312234935 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $113.99 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: This book presents waste as an aesthetic category that introduces an arsy-versy world where detritus is precious. This aesthetic is applied in the second part to etymology, poking through the " paternal dungheaps" of words, and tracing their origins not to Eden but to Babel, puns, and word play. Finally, in the case of Roland the Farter, who performed annually a jump, whistle, and fart before the king of England, we encounter the resistance of the past to historical rationalization. Roland moons at us across the centuries, deflating our attempts to become one flesh with the past, and placing laughter at the heart of knowing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Social History - Literary Criticism | Medieval |
| Dewey: 306.4 |
| LCCN: 2006046360 |
| Series: New Middle Ages |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.81" W x 8.58" (0.89 lbs) 239 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book presents waste as an aesthetic category that introduces an arsy-versy world where detritus is precious. This aesthetic is applied in the second part to etymology, poking through the 'paternal dungheaps' of words, and tracing their origins not to Eden but to Babel, puns, and word play. |
