Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages.

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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Main Author:	Olson, Glending (auth)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Ithaca Cornell University Press 1986.
Subjects:	Literary studies: classical, early & medieval. Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book