Pleasure and leisure in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age : cultural-historical perspectives on toys, games, and entertainment

Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Pleasure and Leisure from the Middle Ages to the early Nineteenth Century / Classen, Albrecht -- Medieval Magicians as Entertainers: Magic as Demonic Illusion or Stagecraft / Tuczay, Christa Agnes -- Hestaþing (Horse Meeting/s) in Medieval...
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Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Pleasure and Leisure from the Middle Ages to the early Nineteenth Century / Classen, Albrecht -- Medieval Magicians as Entertainers: Magic as Demonic Illusion or Stagecraft / Tuczay, Christa Agnes -- Hestaþing (Horse Meeting/s) in Medieval Icelandic Culture / Arnett, Carlee -- The Transformation of the World through Pleasure and Performance in the Thousand and One Nights / Abed, Sally -- Behüde mich vor vngerechtem gude. Were Goods Won in Game "Unjustified"? Medieval Gambling / Benati, Chiara -- Aldhelm's Enigmata and the Commentaries from the Canterbury School: A Monastic Curriculum in Play / Ukropen, Alex -- Understanding Monastic Recreations and Luxury within the Anglo-Saxon Patristic Tradition / Tormey, Warren -- Subjects of the Game: The Pleasures of Subjection in William IX's "Ben vueill que sapchon li pluzor" / Fajardo-Acosta, Fidel -- Peregrine Pleasures: The Sport of Falconry, Lovers, and Self-Identity in Medieval German Literature / Mahan, William -- Tourney, Joust, Foreis and Round Table: Tournament Forms in the Frauendienst of Ulrich von Liechtenstein / Murray, Alan V. -- Drinking, Partying, and Drunkenness in Late Medieval German Verse Narratives and Jest Narratives / Classen, Albrecht -- William Langland's Attitude Toward Play, Leisure, and Pastime: A Realignment of Priorities in Post-Plague England / Pigg, Daniel F. -- The Ambraser Hofämterspiel: Playing Cards as a Visual Source for Courtly Life during the Late Middle Ages / Raid, Maria -- Gawain, Giants, and Tennis in the Fifteenth Century / Sandidge, Marilyn L. -- "J'ai tiré si près / Que je touche au but": Ludic Roots, Spiritual Play in Marguerite de Navarre's L'Inquisiteur / King, Sharon Diane -- Jeux Interdits: The Rationale and Limits of Clerical and Lay Efforts to Enjoin "Scurrilia Solatia" / Taylor, Scott L. -- Randomization in Paper: Shuffling as a Material Practice with Moral Implications in the Late Middle Ages and Early Modern World / Conrad, Michael A. -- Calculated Losses: Molière, Regnard, and the Changing Comic Gamblers of Seventeenth-Century France / Call, Michael -- "His usuall Retyrement": Henry Vaughan's Life and Writing during the English Civil War / Willard, Thomas -- Jokes and the Eighteenth-Century Unconscious: Enlightening the Early-Modern European Id / Coudert, Allison P. -- Enjoying the Waters: Cross-Class Leisure and Pleasure at the Eighteenth Century British Spa / Draper, Melvyn Lloyd -- Nine Men's Medievalisms: Conquests of the Longbow, Nine Men's Morris, and the Impossibilities of a Half-Forgotten Game's Ludic Past / Moberly, Kevin / Moberly, Brent -- Biographical Notes about the Contributors -- Index Ausführliche Beschreibung

Autor*in:	Classen, Albrecht - 1956- [herausgeberIn]

Format:	E-Book
Sprache:	Englisch

Erschienen:	Berlin Boston: De Gruyter ; 2019
Zeitschrift/Reihe:	Fundamentals of medieval and early modern culture - volume 23

Rechteinformationen:	Restricted Access

Schlagwörter:	Civilization, Medieval Recreation, History, To 1500 HISTORY / Medieval

Anmerkung:	restricted access online access with authorization star
Umfang:	1 Online-Ressource (XIV, 752 Seiten) ; Illustrationen
Beschreibung:	Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

Reihe:	Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture ; volume 23

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ISBN:	978-3-11-062307-9

DOI / URN:	10.1515/9783110623079

Katalog-ID:	1678412341