Dante's Comedy and the ethics of invective in medieval Italy : humor and evil /: humor and evil. ([2020])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Nicolino Applauso.
• Authors: Applauso, Nicolino
• Contents: The invective genre in Dante and his contemporaries : an introduction -- The role of invective in medieval Tuscany -- Rustico Filippi of Florence and the Guelph and Ghibelline wars -- Cecco Angiolieri of Siena : blame and parody under the Governo dei Nove -- War propaganda, activism, and knighthood in Folgore da San Gimignano -- Humor and evil in Dante's global invective -- Conclusion.
• Publisher Details: Lanham Boulder New York London : Lexington Books
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource (xi, 337 pages)
• Subjects: 851/.1; Invective in literature; Italian poetry -- To 1400 -- History and criticism; Humorous poetry, Italian -- History and criticism; Literature and history -- Italy; Invectives dans la littérature; Poésie italienne -- Jusqu'à 1400 -- Histoire et critique; Littérature et histoire -- Italie; Humorous poetry, Italian; Invective in literature; Italian poetry; Literature and history; Italy; Criticism, interpretation, etc; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781498567794; 1498567797
• Related ISBNs: 9781498567787; 1498567789
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 26, 2020).
• 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.