Revival: The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-tellers (1928)
-
- Einzelkauf Download ausgewählt
-
Sprache:Englisch
-
eBook Format:ePUB 3
- ePUB 3 Fr. 61.90 ausgewählt
- PDF Fr. 60.90
Fr. 61.90
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB 3
Kopierschutz
Ja
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
16.01.2018
Verlag
Taylor & Francis eBooksSeitenzahl
202 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
6490 KB
Übersetzt von
Edward Storer
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781351339780
The facetie, as a literary form, has an ancient lineage, while, if we regard it merely as a humorous tale or jocular anecdote, its history must be almost as old as the first laughs and smiles of prehistoric man. To go back no further, we may trace it in a direct line through Latin literature, to the Greek apopthegm. Facetiae, in the literary sense, are also to be found in Oriental literature, espeically the Persian and the Arabian.
The Greek apopthegm and its Roman successor had a different character from the Florentine facetia, but the difference is one rather of matter than form. The ribald, licentious note is not so common in the classic facetaie, and the historical anecdotes treating of kings, princes, and persons of high estate were mostly reverent and often adulatory. Satire and disrespect appeared in the humorous tales of Poggio and his peers. The apopthegm was, as a rule, a brief narrative, as often as not enclosing a moral lesson in an historical anecdote. Or else it was the saying of some wise or great man.
Noch keine Bewertungen vorhanden
Verfassen Sie die erste Bewertung zu diesem Artikel
Helfen Sie anderen Kundinnen und Kunden durch Ihre Meinung.