Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages
This book studies attitudes toward secular literature during the later Middle Ages. Exploring two related medieval justifications of literary pleasure-one finding hygienic or therapeutic value in entertainment, and another stressing the psychological and ethical rewards of taking time out from work...
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Main Author: | Olson, Glending (auth) |
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Format: | Electronic Book Chapter |
Language: | English |
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Cornell University Press
2019
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