Title The laughter of the saints : parodies of holiness in late Medieval and Renaissance Spain / Ryan D. Giles

Published Toronto : Buffalo [N.Y.] : University of Toronto Press, [2009] ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (197 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Contents Introduction : Saints and anti-saints -- Christ and His Cross -- Holy men in the wilderness -- Virgins and harlots -- Picaresque saints -- Rivalries and reconciliations -- Conclusion : sanctity and humanity Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-184) and index Notes Includes some text in Spanish Print version record Subject Christian saints in literature. Spanish fiction -- To 1500 -- History and criticism Spanish fiction -- Classical period, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism Antiheroes in literature. Satire, Spanish -- History and criticism Spanish wit and humor -- History and criticism Parody in literature. Irony in literature. LITERARY COLLECTIONS -- Continental European. Santos -- En la literatura Sátira española -- Hasta S.XV -- Historia y crítica Sátira española -- S.XVI-XVII -- Historia y crítica Antiheroes in literature Christian saints in literature Irony in literature Parody in literature Satire, Spanish Spanish fiction Spanish fiction -- Classical period Spanish wit and humor Hagiografie Parodie Spanisch. Literatur. Parodie. Heiliger. Motiv. Helgon i litteraturen. Spansk litteratur -- historia -- före 1500 -- 1500-talet -- 1600-talet. Spansk satir -- historia. Spanien Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442697096 1442697091 9781442697546 1442697547

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