Comic Spenser - Faith, Folly, and the Faerie Queene

Comic Spenser explains how the deep-rooted cultural bias against humour has skewed interpretation of The Faerie Queene since its first publication. As well as bringing a comic perspective to new areas of the poem, this study explores profound connections between humour, faith, and allegory.

Table des matières

List of Abbreviations
Introduction
Chapter 1 Spencer and the comic Renaissance
Chapter 2 Humour and Heroism
Chapter 3 Spenser's Bawdy; Or, Red Crosse's Problem with Desire
Chapter 4 Laughing at Love: FQ III-IV
Chapter 5 Parody and Panegyric
Epilogue Humour and Allegory
Bibliography

A propos de l'auteur

Victoria Coldham-Fussell is a freelance writer and independent scholar

Résumé

Comic Spenser explains how the deep-rooted cultural bias against humour has skewed interpretation of The Faerie Queene since its first publication. As well as bringing a comic perspective to new areas of the poem, this study explores profound connections between humour, faith, and allegory. -- .

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Victoria Coldham-Fussell
• Edition: Manchester University Press
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781526131119
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-3111-9
• Pages: 256
• Thème: The Manchester Spenser
• Catégories: Littérature > Poésie, théâtre; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique et littérature anglaises; POETRY / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 16th Century, Literary studies: poetry & poets, Literary studies: general, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: poetry and poets