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The volume presents a collection of studies by internationally acknowledged medievalists on the phenomenon of laughter and its literary, social and emotional functions in the Middle Ages. The papers investigate the forms and representations of laughter in medieval literature and society and inquire into its role in the creation of communities and the depiction of figures in fictional texts.Rocke, Werner is the author of 'Lachgemeinschaften Kulturelle Inszenierungen Und Soziale Wirkungen Von Gelachter Im Mittelalter Und in Der Neuzeit', published 2005 under ISBN 9783110182361 and ISBN 311018236X.
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