Hostile Humor in Renaissance France

Autori

• Bruce Hayes

Parametri

• 234 pagine
• 9 ore di lettura

• Arte / Cultura
• Sulla letteratura

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The book delves into the emergence of hostile humor in sixteenth-century France, exploring how pamphlets and plays became vehicles for aggressive satire during a tumultuous era. Bruce Hayes examines the role of irony and ridicule in shaping public discourse as tensions escalated leading to the French Wars of Religion, highlighting the destructive nature of this form of humor and its impact on society.

Lingua: Inglese

Pubblicato: 2020

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