Comedy in the Works of the Gawain Poet and in Henri Bergson

Publication type: Article from a collective work
Collective work:
Parodies courtoises, parodies de la courtoisie
Author: Putter (Ad)
Abstract: This essay explores the sources of comedy in the four works of the Gawain poet. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the ceremonies of courtly life provide a rich vein of comedy. In Patience and Cleanness, dramatic irony comes to the fore, while in Pearl the poet derives humour from the reversal of roles between parent and child. This essay combines close reading of selected passages with some philosophical reflections inspired by Henri Bergson.
Pages: 15 to 30
Collection: Encounters, n° 155
Series: Medieval civilization, n° 19
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
EAN: 9782812460630
ISBN: 978-2-8124-6063-0
ISSN: 2261-1851
DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-6063-0.p.0015
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
Online publication: 05-30-2016
Language: English