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Humour, History and Politics in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Humour, History and Politics in Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages

Halsall, Guy

Hardcover

General European HistoryGeneral Political ScienceGeneral Sociology

ISBN10: 0521811163
ISBN13: 9780521811163
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Jun 13 2002
Pages: 224
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Although the topic of humor has been dealt with for other eras, early medieval humor remains largely neglected. The essays collected here attempt to fill the gap, examining how the writers of early medieval sources deliberately employed humor to make their case. The essays range from the late Roman empire through to the tenth century, and from Byzantium to Anglo-Saxon England. The subject matter is diverse, but a number of themes link them together, notably the use of irony, ridicule and satire as political tools.

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