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Medieval Humor

Medieval Humor is a literary construct denoting the specific modes of comic expression, irony, and satire found in Medieval French literature, distinguished by its reliance on linguistic play, social parody, and religious or moral subversion characteristic of the period’s narrative and performative traditions.

22

Publications

733

Citations

25

Authors

9

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

2

Parents

Publications

22

A Cultural History of Humour. From Antiquity to the Present Day

Christie Davies, Jan Ν. Bremmer, Herman Roodenburg · British Journal of Sociology · 1998 · 124 citations

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The Scatological View of Love in the Theater of Lucas Fernandez

Barbara F. Weissberger · Bulletin of the Comediantes · 1986 · 65 citations

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Suspended Animation: Pain, Pleasure, and Punishment in Medieval Culture

Caroline Walker Bynum · Common Knowledge · 2006 · 55 citations

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Gracious laughter: the meditative wit of Edward Taylor

Choice Reviews Online · 1989 · 53 citations

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Shakespeare, Plautus and the Humanist Tradition

Douglas Duncan, Wolfgang Riehle · The Yearbook of English Studies · 1993 · 44 citations

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Authors

25

  1. RC
    Ruby Cohn

    2 publications · 27 citations

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  2. HR
    Herman Roodenburg

    Institute of Religious Studies, Brazil

    2 publications · 135 citations

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  3. JΝ
    Jan Ν. Bremmer

    Institute of Religious Studies, Brazil

    2 publications · 135 citations

    2

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  4. CW
    Caroline Walker Bynum

    University of Washington, United States

    1 publications · 55 citations

    1

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  5. BF
    Barbara F. Weissberger

    1 publications · 65 citations

    1

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Institutions

9

  1. Saint Louis University

    St Louis, United States

    1 h-index

    4 publications

    52 citations

  2. Florida International University

    Miami, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  3. Aix-Marseille Université

    Marseille, France

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  4. Laboratoire Méditerranéen de Préhistoire Europe Afrique

    Aix-en-Provence, France

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    46 citations

  5. Purdue University West Lafayette

    West Lafayette, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  6. Emmanuel College - Massachusetts

    Boston, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  7. Institute of Religious Studies

    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. Universidade Federal do Ceará

    Fortaleza, Brazil

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 5 publications · 170 citations

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  2. The Modern Language Review

    4 publications · 94 citations

    4

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  3. Modern Drama

    2 publications · 27 citations

    2

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  4. Bulletin of the Comediantes

    1 publications · 65 citations

    1

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  5. History Reviews of New Books

    1 publications · 41 citations

    1

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