Between two stools scatology and its representations in English literature, Chaucer to Swift / Peter J. Smith.
| Author/creator | Smith, Peter J., 1964- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Manchester : Manchester University Press, |
| Description | xii, 292 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Scatology and its representations in English literature, Chaucer to Swift |
| Contents | 1. Turning the other cheek: scatology and its discontents in The miller's tale and The summoner's tale -- 2. Ajax by any other name would smell as sweet: Shakespeare, Harington and onomastic scatology -- 3. M.O.A.I. 'What should that alphabetical position portend?': Shakespeare, Harington, Reynolds and the metamorphosis of scatology -- 4. Cavalier scatology between two stools: Rochester, Mennes, Pepys, Urquhart and the sense of dis-ordure -- 5. Swift's shit: poetic traditions and satiric effects -- 6. A palpable shit: topology, religion and science. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [266]-286) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2013376787 |
| ISBN | 9780719087943 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0719087945 (hbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |