Obscenity Social Control And Artistic Creation In The European Middle Ages

Download or read book Obscenity written by Jan M. Ziolkowski and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1998 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume makes most wide-ranging attempt ever to probe the natures, origins, and consequences of obscenity in medieval literature, art, theater, and law. One large section examines obscenity in medieval French literature, especially fabliaux; but the rest of the book explores obscenity in cultures and languages of other regions in Europe.