Medieval Comic Tales

by Peter Rickard and Derek S. Brewer

Book Overview

Medieval humour revealed in an anthology of 80 tales from England, France, Italy, Germany and Spain.

During the middle ages, a common fund of comic tales circulated throughout Europe. Writers such as Boccaccio, Chaucer, Rabelais and Cervantes drew on this material, and used it for their own purposes, but the brilliant medieval versions also deserve to be known in their own right. They are of great cultural interest and considerable entertainment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1843841797
• ISBN13: 9781843841791
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.8" x 7.9"