From the Cradle to the Grave - Bookworms Collection
These stories explore the
trials of life from youth to
old age: the idealism of
young people, the stresses
of marriage, the anxieties
of parenthood, and the
loneliness and fears of older
people. The wide variety
of writing styles includes
black humour, satire, and
compassionate and realistic
observation of the follies and
foibles of humankind.
These stories explore the trials of life from youth to old age: the idealism of young people, the stresses of marriage, the anxieties of parenthood, and the loneliness and fears of older people. The wide variety of writing styles includes black humour, satire, and compassionate and realistic observation of the follies and foibles of humankind.
Edward Lear's popular poem is accompanied by Ian Beck's gloriously atmospheric illustrations, full of humour and tenderness this is a thoroughly enchanting book.
What is humour in the English Middle Ages? Does the comic serve any function other than pleasure? How might we reexamine ideas of identity and cultural complexity in terms of humour in medieval England? As a basis, the contributors to this volume work within a number of assumptions about the humour of the period.
