Laughing histories : from the Renaissance man to the woman of wit /: from the Renaissance man to the woman of wit. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Joy Wiltenburg.
• Authors: Wiltenburg, Joy
• Contents: Introduction: Laughter and Early Modern Europe 1. Laughter and Power: The Politics of Laughter 2. The Laughter of Aggression: Benvenuto Cellini 3. The Laughter of Social Bonding: Felix Platter 4. Laughter, Gender, and Sex: Dorothy Osborne 5. Courtly Laughter: Madame de Sévigné 6. Laughter and the Rising Man: Samuel Pepys 7. Laughter as Social Commodity: Hester Thrale and Friends 8. The Lessons of Laughter
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 152.43; Laughter -- Social aspects -- Europe -- History; Sex role -- Europe -- History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000593617; 9781000593594; 9781003247517
• Related ISBNs: 9781032162065; 9781032162072
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.