Reynard the Fox: Cultural Metamorphoses and Social Engagement in the Beast Epic from the Middle Ages to the Present

Book Overview

There are many stories featuring the villainous hero Reynard the Fox in many languages told over many centuries, goingback as far as the early 12th century. All these stories are comic and much of the humour depends on parody and satire resulting in mockery, sometimes the subversion of certain kinds of serious literature, of political and religious institutions and practices, of scholarly argument and moralizing, and of popular beliefs and customs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571814221
• ISBN13: 9781571814227
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"