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The Laughter of the Saints : Parodies of Holiness in Late Medieval and Renaissance Spain

By Ryan D. Giles

Book information

Publisher
University of Toronto Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9781442697546, 9780802099525
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3220933 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
222\222
Time added
2023-08-17 14:08:07

Description

The Laughter of the Saints examines this rich carnivalesque tradition of parodied holy men and women and traces their influence to the anti-heroes and picaresque roots of early modern novels such as Don Quixote.

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