Pure filth : ethics, politics, and religion in early French farce /

This book seeks to reclaim the aesthetic and social complexities of French farce by focusing on thematic content related to ethics, politics, and religion.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Guynn, Noah D. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2020]
Series:Middle Ages series.
Subjects:
To 1599
French farces > History and criticism.
French drama > To 1500 > History and criticism.
French drama > 16th century > History and criticism.
Farces françaises > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre français > Jusqu'à 1500 > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre français > 16e siècle > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French
French drama.
French farces.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. The Wisdom of Farts: Ethics and Politics, Farce and Festive Comedy
  • Chapter 2. A Justice to Come: Messianism and Eschatology in Maistre Pierre Pathelin
  • Chapter 3. Sacraments and Scatology, Faith and Doubt: Andrieu de La Vigne's Mystère de Saint Martin and Its Farces
  • Chapter 4. Making History: Misbehaved Women, Well-Behaved Women, and the Sexual Politics of Farce
  • Afterword. Against Protoforms
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments

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