Laughter and power in the twelfth century:

Towards the end of the 12th century, powerful images of laughing kings and saints began to appear in texts circulating at the English royal court. At the same time, contemporaries began celebrating the wit, humour, and laughter of King Henry II (r.1154-89) and his martyred Archbishop of Canterbury,...

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Beteilige Person: Jones, Peter J. A. ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2019
Ausgabe:First edition
Schriftenreihe:Oxford scholarship online
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Links:https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198843542.001.0001
https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198843542.001.0001
Zusammenfassung:Towards the end of the 12th century, powerful images of laughing kings and saints began to appear in texts circulating at the English royal court. At the same time, contemporaries began celebrating the wit, humour, and laughter of King Henry II (r.1154-89) and his martyred Archbishop of Canterbury, Saint Thomas Becket (d.1170). Taking a broad genealogical approach, 'Laughter and Power in the Twelfth Century' traces the emergence of this powerful laughter through an immersive study of medieval intellectual, literary, social, religious, and political debates. Focusing on a cultural renaissance in England, the study situates laughter at the heart of the defining transformations of the second half of the 1100s
Beschreibung:This edition also issued in print: 2019. - Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:9780191879364
DOI:10.1093/oso/9780198843542.001.0001