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Laughter and power in the twelfth century / Peter J. A. Jones.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jones, Peter J. A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English wit and humor--History and criticism.
- English wit and humor.
- Wit and humor--Social aspects--England--History--To 1500.
- Wit and humor.
- Laughter--Social aspects--England--History--To 1500.
- Laughter.
- Anecdotes--England--History--To 1500.
- Anecdotes.
- Power (Social sciences)--England--History--To 1500.
- Power (Social sciences).
- Great Britain--History--1066-1687.
- Great Britain.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 211 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford, England : Oxford University Press, [2019]
- Summary:
- Surveying a vibrant wave of medieval humour, from the laughing prophecies of Merlin to the cutthroat mockery of royal palaces and the outrageous jokes of the law courts, Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century exposes the functional, ferocious, and often mystical power of humour in the period between the Norman Conquest and Magna Carta.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Acknowledgments
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction: Laughter and Power in Medieval Europe
- 1: The Making of Powerful Laughter, c.1100-1200
- Theology
- The Monasteries
- Satire
- Philosophy
- Rhetoric
- Medical Literature
- 2: Powerful Laughter in Twelfth-Century Narrative
- Risus Mysticus: The Laughing Prophecies of Edward the Confessor (d.1066)
- Risus Blasphemus: The Sudden Death of William II (d.1100)
- Risus Regalis: William Rufus Redacted and Revised
- 3: Laughter and Power at Henry II's Court
- Cultivating a Sense of Humor
- Laughter as a Political Weapon
- "Through Laughing, Telling the Truth"
- 4: Thomas Becket, The Laughing Saint
- Becket's Life and Transformation
- Saint Thomas's Afterlife
- Becket as a Type of Laughing Saint
- 5: Henry II, the Laughing King
- The King's Sovereign Laughter
- Law
- Politics and Diplomacy
- The Church
- The King's Supernatural Laughter
- The King's Two Laughs
- Conclusion: Between Laughing Saint and Laughing King
- APPENDIX: Henry's Courtiers
- Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Manuscripts
- Printed Primary Sources
- Secondary Works
- General Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-207) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-258162-7
- 0-19-187936-3
- 0-19-258161-9
- OCLC:
- 1128180097
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