He never even bared his teeth in laughter: the politics of humour in the Carolingian renaissance
Matthew Innes
Book synopsis: Although the topic of humor has been dealt with for other eras, early medieval remains largely neglected. The essays collected here attempt to fill gap, examining how writers sources deliberately employed make their case. range from late Roman empire through tenth century, and Byzantium Anglo-Saxon England. subject matter is diverse, but a number themes link them together, notably use irony, ridicule satire as political tools.

A comprehensive book look at way humour, irony were used in antique writing.
Shows humour was constructed society, it differs twenty-first-century humour.
Both scholarly entertaining, reflecting matter.
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