Peter J. Smith

Between two stools (eBook, ePUB)

Scatology and its representations in English literature, Chaucer to Swift

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Now available in paperback, Between two stools investigates the representation of scatology - humorous, carnivalesque, satirical, damning and otherwise - in English literature from the middle ages to the eighteenth century.

Smith contends that the 'two stools' stand for two broadly distinctive attitudes towards scatology. The first is a carnivalesque, merry, even hearty disposition, typified by the writings of Chaucer and Shakespeare. The second is self-disgust, an attitude characterised by withering misanthropy and hypochondria. Smith demonstrates how the combination of high and low cultures manifests the capacity to run canonical and carnivalesque together so that sanctioned and civilised artefacts and scatological humour frequently co-exist in the works under discussion, evidence of an earlier culture's aptitude (now lost) to occupy a position between two stools.

Of interest to cultural and literary historians, this ground-breaking study testifies to the arrival of scatology as an academic subject, at the same time recognising that it remains if not outside, then at least at the margins of conventional scholarship.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bonnier Books UK
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. August 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780719098789
• Artikelnr.: 57472028

Autorenporträt

Pete was a bright, precocious young man who passed in 1997. The gift of prose came in the form of Magic of Golden Sorrow. His last wish was to share his manuscript with fantasy lovers everywhere. He hoped his writings would inspire others to cherish life, love and family.Alicia prays others will enjoy this magical fantasy and looks forward to bringing Magic of Golden Sorrow to life in all media formats from talented musicians, geeks and artists worldwide. She thanks God for all her blessings, especially the first publication of Magic of Golden Sorrow.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Turning the
other cheek: scatology and its discontents in The Miller's and The
Summoner's Tales 2. Ajax by any other name would smell as sweet:
Shakespeare, Harington and onomastic scatology 3. M.O.A.I. 'What should
that alphabetical position portend?': Shakespeare, Harington, Reynolds and
the metamorphosis of scatology 4. Cavalier scatology between two stools:
Rochester, Mennes, Pepys, Urquart and the sense of dis-ordure 5. Swift's
shit: poetic traditions and satiric effects 6. Palpable shit: topology,
religion and science