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Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages (English, Glending Olson)
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This book studies attitudes toward secular literature during the later Middle Ages. Exploring two related medieval justifications of literary pleasure--one finding hygienic or therapeutic value in entertainment, and another stressing the psychological and ethical rewards of taking time out from work in order to refresh oneself--Glending Olson reveals that, contrary to much recent opinion, many medieval writers and thinkers accepted delight and en…
ISBN: 9781501746741
Specifications
| Publisher | Cornell University Press |
| Language | English |
| ISBN-13 | 9781501746741 |
| ISBN-10 | 150174674X |
| Author | Glending Olson |
