Laughter and awkwardness in late medieval England : social discomfort in the literature of the Middle Ages /
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| Language: | English |
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London :
Bloomsbury Publishing ,
[2023]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
| Series: | New directions in medieval studies.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of abbreviations
- Note on quotations
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 When everything goes pear-shaped: Laughter and awkwardness in Augustine's Confessions
- 2 Elated or gassy? Between affect and emotion in the Luttrell Psalter
- 3 May this be true? The awkwardness of accepting grace in Pearl
- 4 Creating tension: Laughter and anger in Cleanness
- 5 Virtuous even if it displeases: Patience
- 6 The games people play: Laughter and belonging in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
- 7 All shall be well: Laughter and belonging in Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love
- 8 Too much information? Suggestive diction in 'I have a Gentil Cock'
- 9 Does this stress make me look fat? Awkward questions in Thomas Hoccleve's La Male Regle
- 10 You're so vain, you probably think this Psalm is about you: Saving face in Thomas Hoccleve's Series
- 11 Great cause to laugh: Conversation and compassion in The Book of Margery Kempe
- 12 Sing with us, with a merry cheer! The awkwardness of going along with it in Mankind
- 13 Ever froward: Standing up for the audience in the Chester Play of Noah's Flood
- 14 Disappointing expectations: Laughter, awkwardness and the end of Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur
- Conclusion: An awkward age?
- References
- Index