Parody and Festivity in Early Modern Art: Essays on Comedy as Social Vision

by David R. Smith

Book Overview

Dwelling on the rich interconnections between parody and festivity in humanist thought and popular culture alike, the essays in this volume delve into the nature and the meanings of festive laughter as it was conceived of in early modern art. The concept of 'carnival' supplies the main thread connecting these essays. Bound as festivity often is to popular culture, not all the topics fit the canons of high art, and some of the art is distinctly low-brow...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138249203
• ISBN13: 9781138249202
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"