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Autore |
Smith Peter J. <1964-> |
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Titolo |
Between two stools : Scatology and its representations in English literature, Chaucer to Swift / / Peter J. Smith |
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Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (305 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English literature - Middle English |
English literature - Early modern |
Feces in literature |
Scatology in literature |
English literature - Early modern, 1500-1700 - History and criticism |
English literature - Middle English, 1100-1500 - History and criticism |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: 2012. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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1. Turning the other cheek: scatology and its discontents in The miller's tale and The summoner's tale -- 2. Ajax by any other name would smell as sweet: Shakespeare, Harington and onomastic scatology -- 3. M.O.A.I. 'What should that alphabetical position portend?': Shakespeare, Harington, Reynolds and the metamorphosis of scatology -- 4. Cavalier scatology between two stools: Rochester, Mennes, Pepys, Urquhart and the sense of dis-ordure -- 5. Swift's shit: poetic traditions and satiric effects -- 6. A palpable shit: topology, religion and science. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A serious investigation into how the scatological impulse has been represented in literature, from Chaucer to Swift, this book will be of interest to students of English literature and cultural history. |
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