Medieval Comic Tales Brewer Short Stories Folio Society - Thorne - New & Sealed

Medieval Comic Tales Brewer Short Stories Folio Society - Thorne - New & Sealed

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Medieval Comic Tales Brewer Short Stories Folio Society - Thorne - New & Sealed
Folio Society
Short Stories

Medieval Comic Tales

Derek Brewer

£19.99
Edition year 2012
Printing year Not Known
First edition Not Known
Binding Buckram
Illustrator Becca Thorne
Weight 1 Kg
Pages 304
Dimensions 9 × 6¼ in
Condition New and sealed
Condition notes New and sealed.

Edition details

Medieval Comic Tales by Derek Brewer.Introduced by Peter Ackroyd. 20 black & white illustrations by Becca Thorne. Bound in buckram blocked with a design by Becca Thorne. 304pp. 9×6¼in.

About the book

Medieval Comic Tales, selected by Derek Brewer, reveals the mischievous and earthy side of storytelling in the Middle Ages. Clever tricks, foolish decisions, sexual misunderstandings and reversals of fortune bring merchants, clergy, husbands, wives and other familiar figures into comic conflict. These tales expose vanity and hypocrisy while enjoying the resourcefulness of people who find ways around social restrictions. The collection offers an entertaining introduction to medieval humour and to literary traditions that continued to shape European comedy long after the societies that first told the stories had changed.

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