Description |
1 online resource |
Contents |
Introduction: laughter and power in medieval Europe -- The making of powerful laughter, c.1100-1200 -- Powerful laughter in twelfth-century narrative -- Laughter and power at Henry II's court -- Thomas Becket, the laughing saint -- Henry II, the laughing king -- Conclusion: between laughing saint and laughing king -- Appendix: Henry's courtiers -- Bibliography -- General index |
Summary |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Online resource; title from web page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed on June 17, 2020) |
Subject |
Wit and humor -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Laughter -- Social aspects -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Power (Social sciences) -- England -- History -- To 1500
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Europe.
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HISTORY.
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Medieval.
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Social History.
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Laughter -- Social aspects
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Power (Social sciences)
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Wit and humor -- Social aspects
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Great Britain -- History -- 1066-1687.
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England
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Great Britain
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9780192581624 |
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0192581627 |
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9780192581617 |
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0192581619 |
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