Humour And Humanism In The Renaissance
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Humour And Humanism In The Renaissance
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Author : Barbara C. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Release Date : 2023-07-07
Humour And Humanism In The Renaissance written by Barbara C. Bowen and has been published by Taylor & Francis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-07 with History categories.
Of the articles in this volume, eight concern a world-famous author (François Rabelais); the others are studies of little-known authors (Cortesi, Corrozet, Mercier) or genres (the joke, the apophthegm). The common theme, in all but one, is humour: how it was defined, and how used, by orators and humanists but also by court jesters, princes, peasants and housewives. Though neglected by historians, this subject was of crucial importance to writers as different as Luther, Erasmus, Thomas More and François Rabelais. The book is divided into four sections. 'Humanist Wit' concerns the large and multi-lingual corpus of Renaissance facetiae. The second and third parts focus on French humanist humour, Rabelais in particular, while the last section is titled '"Serious" Humanists' because humour is by no means absent from it. For the Renaissance, as Erasmus and Rabelais amply demonstrate, and as the 'minor' authors studied here confirm, wit, whether affectionate or bitingly satirical, can coexist with, and indeed be inseparable from, serious purpose. Rabelais, as so often, said it best: 'Rire est le propre de l'homme.'
Lucian And The Latins
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Author : David Marsh
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 1998
Lucian And The Latins written by David Marsh and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Drama categories.
Explores Lucian's influence on Renaissance writers
The Humanist Ulrich Von Hutten
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Author : Thomas W. Best
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The Humanist Ulrich Von Hutten written by Thomas W. Best and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with LITERARY CRITICISM categories.
One Hundred Renaissance Jokes
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Author : Barbara C. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Summa Publications, Inc.
Release Date : 1988
One Hundred Renaissance Jokes written by Barbara C. Bowen and has been published by Summa Publications, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Literary Criticism categories.
An anthology of Renaissance jokes (or "facetiae") taken from Latin, Italian, German, Middle French, and Middle English collections between 1345 and 1549. "...the translations are accurate and couched in remarkably natural and expressive English... (we) recommend this little volume warmly both to the scholarly and to the hedonistic attention of Renaissance specialists in all fields." --Sixteenth-Century Journal. For students and scholars alike who wish to investigate the "lighter" side of Renaissance belles lettres.
Humanist Comedies
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Author : Gary Robert Grund
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2005
Humanist Comedies written by Gary Robert Grund and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Drama categories.
The five comedies included in this volume present a characteristic sampling of comic form as it was interpreted by some of the most important Latin humanists of the Quattrocento.
Medieval Humour
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Author : Kleio Pethainou
language : en
Publisher: Trivent Publishing
Release Date : 2023-03-01
Medieval Humour written by Kleio Pethainou and has been published by Trivent Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-01 with Art categories.
Simultaneously pervasive and evasive, rebellious and oppressive, transgressive and socially specific, humour is a vast and interdisciplinary field of research. Seeking to rethink this quintessentially human expression, this volume is bringing together established and emerging directions of medieval humour research. Each contribution explores different artistic expressions, receptions and functions of humour and identifies a series of problems in researching humour historically. Medieval Humour: Expressions, Receptions and Functions dissects humour in art and thought, literature and drama, society and culture, contributing to a deeper understanding of our cultural past.
Court And Humour In The French Renaissance
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Author : Sarah Alyn Stacey
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2009
Court And Humour In The French Renaissance written by Sarah Alyn Stacey and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with History categories.
This collection of essays by thirteen renowned specialists in the fields of French Renaissance literature and history is a fitting tribute to the scholarship of Pauline Smith, Emeritus Professor in French at the University of Hull and Research Associate of the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Trinity College, Dublin. The essays, which focus on areas of research to which Professor Smith has herself given - and continues to give - particular attention, are organised into two frequently converging strands: court and humour. The contributors engage with political and cultural issues at the heart of the construction and aesthetic expression of the French Renaissance, whilst also offering insights into the broader European context. The collection as a whole challenges and revises a number of established views and identifies paths for future research.
Enter Rabelais Laughing
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Author : Barbara C. Bowen
language : en
Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
Release Date : 1998
Enter Rabelais Laughing written by Barbara C. Bowen and has been published by Vanderbilt University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Fiction categories.
Francois Rabelais (1483?-1553) is a difficult and often misunderstood author, whose reputation for coarse "Rabelaisian" jesting and "Gargantuan" indulgence in food, drink, and sex is highly misleading. He was in fact a committed humanist who expressed strong views on religion, good government, education, and much more through the mock-heroic adventures of his giants. While most books about Rabelais have relatively little to say about his comedic genius, Enter Rabelais, Laughing analyses the many sides of Rabelais's humor, focusing on why his writing was so hilariously funny to sixteenth-century readers. The author begins by discussing how the Renaissance defined laughter and situates Rabelais in a long tradition of literary laughter. Subsequent chapters examine specific contexts relevant to Gargantua and Pantagruel, beginning with the comic aspects of epic, chronicle, mock-epic, and farce, and proceeding to Renaissance and Reformation humanist satire, rhetoric, medicine, and law. All of these chapters combine information, much of it new, on the humanist message Rabelais wanted to convey to his readers, with an analysis of how he used his wit to reinforce his message. Rarely is a writer's work treated in such illuminating detail. On a broad level, Enter Rabelais, Laughing serves as an excellent introduction to French Renaissance literature and exhibits a remarkably charming and lucid writing style, free of jargon. To Rabelais scholars in particular it offers a thorough and innovative analysis that corrects misconceptions and questions commonly held views.
The Revival Of Antique Philosophy In The Renaissance
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Author : John L. Lepage
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-12-05
The Revival Of Antique Philosophy In The Renaissance written by John L. Lepage and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-12-05 with Literary Criticism categories.
This book examines the revival of antique philosophy in the Renaissance as a literary preoccupation informed by wit. Humanists were more inspired by the fictionalized characters of certain wise fools, including Diogenes the Cynic, Socrates, Aesop, Democritus, and Heraclitus, than by codified systems of thought. Rich in detail, this study offers a systematic treatment of wide-ranging Renaissance imagery and metaphors and presents a detailed iconography of certain classical philosophers. Ultimately, the problems of Renaissance humanism are revealed to reflect the concerns of humanists in the twenty-first century.
Humour In The Arts
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Author : Vivienne Westbrook
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-07-27
Humour In The Arts written by Vivienne Westbrook and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-27 with History categories.
This collection demonstrates the usefulness of approaching texts—verbal, visual and aural—through a framework of humour. Contributors offer in-depth discussions of humour in the West within a wider cultural historical context to achieve a coherent, chronological sense of how humour proceeds from antiquity to modernity. Reading humorously reveals the complexity of certain aspects of texts that other reading approaches have so far failed to reveal. Humour in the Arts explores humour as a source of cultural formation that engages with ethical, political, and religious controversies whilst acquainting readers with a wide range of humorous structures and strategies used across Western cultures.