Humorous Structures of English Narratives, 1200-1600.
- Author / Editor
- Hamilton, Theresa.
Humorous Structures of English Narratives, 1200-1600.
- Published
- Newcastle upon Tyne, Cambridge Scholars, 2013.
- Physical Description
- [ix], 329 pp.; illus.
- Description
- Tests several theories of humor--especially Victor Raskin and Salvatore Attardo's "General Theory of Verbal Humor" (1985) and Thomas D. Cooke's "Comic Climax" (1978)--for their value in analyzing Elizabethan jests and medieval fabliaux, parodies, and—as counter examples—tragedies. Focuses on narratological structures and stylistic devices in a number of texts, including Chaucer's fabliaux--MilT, RvT, SumT, MerT, and ShT--exploring how, if, and to what extent they are funny and how useful the theories are in explaining their humor.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Style and Versification
Miller and His Tale
Reeve and His Tale
Summoner and His Tale
Merchant and His Tale
Shipman and His Tale