Living memory and the long dead: the ethics of laughing at the Middle Ages

Louise D'Arcens

Living memory and the long dead: the ethics of laughing at the Middle Ages

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Abstract

Is there an ethics particular to laughing at the Middle Ages? What are the stakes of making the medieval past an object of postmedieval humour, and can the long dead of the Middle Ages laugh back at modernity?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	11-18
Number of pages	8
Journal	Studies in Medievalism
Volume	23
Publication status	Published - 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Living memory and the long dead: the ethics of laughing at the Middle Ages

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