Between two stools : Scatology and its representations in English literature, Chaucer to Swift / / Peter J. Smith

• Autore: Smith Peter J. <1964->
• 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