Humorous poetry in late medieval Scots and Latin (c. 1450–1550): An overview

• Authors: Janet Elizabeth Hadley Williams
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The humorous poetry of late medieval Scotland is diverse in genre, including among its forms the drinking song, farce, parody, burlesque, elrich fantasy, and satiric invective. Some examples, closely related to other popular entertainments of the time, lack technical subtlety, making use of stereotypes and crude plots. Others however are works of imaginative and technical skill, with jesting allusion to classical precedents. Although many forms, especially parody, draw upon Continental examples, the Scottish examples across all genres are also enriched and made distinctive by their great verbal and situational invention.

Keywords

EN

Scotland; Late Medieval Poetry; Parody; Elrich Fantasy; Burlesque

• Publisher: Cracow Tertium Society for the Promotion of Language Studies
• Journal: The European Journal of Humour Research
• Year: 2013
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2013

online

2013-03-31

Contributors

author

Janet Elizabeth Hadley Williams

Identifiers

DOI

10.7592/EJHR2013.1.1.hadleywilliams