| Fifteen Medieval Latin Parodies Contributor(s): Bayless, Martha (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0888444850 ISBN-13: 9780888444851 Publisher: PIMS OUR PRICE: $17.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Medieval - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Humor | Form - Parodies |
| LCCN: 2018411674 |
| Series: Toronto Medieval Texts & Translations |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.45 lbs) 130 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The fifteen short texts edited here offer vivid examples of the wit and irreverence of medieval Latin parody, a tradition whose humour -- sometimes bookish, sometimes ribald, and often both -- was never far from the cultures of monastery, school, and court. Mock sermons, prayers, Gospel-texts, and scholastic exercises all bear witness to the wry sensibilities indulged by scholars and clerics alike in their off hours. |