Between two stools : Scatology and its representations in English literature, Chaucer to Swift / / Peter J. Smith
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Manchester : , : Manchester University Press, , 2015 |
| ©2015 | |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 820.93561 |
| Soggetto topico: | 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 | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
| Electronic books. | |
| Note generali: | Originally published: 2012. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Between two stools |
| ISBN: | 0-7190-9879-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910479929603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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