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Literature as recreation in the later Middle Ages /

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This book studies attitudes toward secular literature during the later Middle Ages. Exploring two related medieval justifications of literary pleasure-one finding hygienic or therapeutic value in entertainment, and another stressing the psychological and ethical rewards of taking time out from work...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Olson, Glending
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 1982.
Subjects:
Literature and society > Europe > History > To 1500.
Amusements > Europe > History > To 1500.
Literature, Medieval > History and criticism.
Books and reading > Europe > History > To 1500.
Littérature et société > Europe.
Spectacles et divertissements > Histoire.
Civilisation médiévale.
Livres et lecture.
Littérature médiévale > Histoire et critique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > Medieval.
Amusements.
Books and reading.
Literature and society.
Literature, Medieval.
Europe.
Letterkunde.
Lezen.
Amusement.
Middeleeuwen.
To 1500
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Abbreviations
  • 1. Medieval Attitudes toward Literary Pleasure
  • 2. The Hygienic Justification
  • 3. The Recreational Justification
  • 4. Some Literature for Solace
  • 5. From Plague to Pleasure
  • 6. The Decameron and Its Early Critics
  • Index of Sources
  • Index