Comic Authority

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgements and Dedications v
3. Table of Contents vii
4. Introduction 1
5. Encountering Snarks in Anglo-Saxon Translation 21
6. Trolling in Old Norse 41
7. Snark and the Saint 63
8. Comic Authority 85
9. Sarcasm and its Consequences in Diplomacy and Politics in Medieval Italy 119
10. “A lowed laghtur that lady logh” 143
11. “Hostilis Inrisio” 165
12. Self-Evident Morals? 185
13. Let’s Not Get Snarky about Derision! 205
14. Poking [Fun] at [the Foibles of] the Flesh 225
15. Sarcasm in Medieval German and Old Norse Literature 249
16. Sarcasm and Heresy 271
17. Lorenzo Valla’s “Intellectual Violence” 291
18. Snarky Shrews 311
19. Bibliography 337
20. Contributors’ Biographies 369
21. Index of Names 371
22. Index of Subjects 373