Don L. F Nilsen

Humor in British Literature, From the Middle Ages to the Restoration

A Reference Guide

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The volume begins with an introductory essay on the origins of British humour in the Middle Ages. Chapters then examine British literary humour during particular centuries. Each chapter begins with an overview of humour during that time period. Entries for individual authors follow, with each entry discussing the role of humour in the author's work and providing a bibliography of modern studies. Entries are arranged chronologically to show the development of humour over time, while an index allows alphabetical access to individual authors.

---

Shakespeare later developed vernacular and street humor in his comedies, festive humor in his romances and histories, and dark humor in his tragedies. Each entry discusses the role of humor in the author's work and includes a bibliography. The volume begins with an introductory essay on the origins of British humor in the Middle Ages.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Seitenzahl: 254
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Februar 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 552g
• ISBN-13: 9780313297069
• ISBN-10: 0313297061
• Artikelnr.: 22179390

Autorenporträt

DON L. F. NILSEN is Professor of English Linguistics at Arizona State University and Executive Secretary of the International Society for Humor Studies. His previous books include Humor Scholarship: A Research Bibliography (Greenwood, 1993) and Humor in Irish Literature: A Research Guide (Greenwood, 1996).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Introduction Humour in Medieval British Literature Humour in Fourteenth
Century British Literature Humour in Fifteenth
Century British Literature Humour in Sixteenth
Century British Literature Humour in Seventeenth
Century British Literature Index