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008			820302s1982 nyu o 00 0 eng d
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020			_a9781501746765
020			_z9781501746758
020			_z9781501746741
035			_a(OCoLC)1122607066
040			_aMdBmJHUP _cMdBmJHUP
100	1		_aOlson, Glending.
245	1	0	_aLiterature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages / _cGlending Olson.
264		1	_aIthaca : _bCornell University Press, _c1982.
264		3	_aBaltimore, Md. : _bProject MUSE, _c2019
264		4	_c©1982.
300			_a1 online resource (246 pages).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tContents -- _tPreface -- _tAbbreviations -- _t1. Medieval Attitudes toward Literary Pleasure -- _t2. The Hygienic Justification -- _t3. The Recreational Justification -- _t4. Some Literature for Solace -- _t5. From Plague to Pleasure -- _t6. The Decameron and Its Early Critics -- _tIndex of Sources -- _tIndex
506	0		_aOpen Access _fUnrestricted online access _2star
520			_aThis 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 enjoyment as valid goals of literature without always demanding moral profit as well. Drawing on a vast amount of primary material, including contemporary medical manuscripts and printed texts, Olson discusses theatrics, humanist literary criticism, prologues to romances and fabliaux, and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. He offers an extended examination of the framing story of Boccaccio's Decameron. Although intended principally as a contribution to the history of medieval literary theory and criticism, Literature as Recreation in the Later Middle Ages makes use of medical, psychological, and sociological insights that lead to a fuller understanding of late medieval secular culture.
546			_aIn English.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650	1	7	_aMiddeleeuwen. _2gtt
650	1	7	_aAmusement. _2gtt
650	1	7	_aLezen. _2gtt
650	1	7	_aLetterkunde. _2gtt
650		7	_aLiterature, Medieval. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01000151
650		7	_aLiterature and society. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01000096
650		7	_aBooks and reading. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00836454
650		7	_aAmusements. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst00808105
650		7	_aLITERARY CRITICISM _xMedieval. _2bisacsh
650		6	_aLitterature medievale _xHistoire et critique.
650		6	_aLivres et lecture.
650		6	_aCivilisation medievale.
650		6	_aSpectacles et divertissements _xHistoire.
650		6	_aLitterature et societe _zEurope.
650		0	_aBooks and reading _zEurope _xHistory _yTo 1500.
650		0	_aLiterature, Medieval _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aAmusements _zEurope _xHistory _yTo 1500.
650		0	_aLiterature and society _zEurope _xHistory _yTo 1500.
651		7	_aEurope. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01245064
655		7	_aHistory. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655		7	_aCriticism, interpretation, etc. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01411635
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse. _edistributor
830		0	_aBook collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/book/68517/
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