Satire and subversion in Medieval allegories: “Reynard the Fox” and the Maqamat al-Hamadhani

“Reynard the Fox” and the Maqamat al-Hamadhani demonstrate the emergence of satire and subversion as important themes in medieval allegories. The authors of both texts utilized the trickster-protagonist to portray dualism in society—especially right versus wrong. In both stories, the trickster figur...

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Main Author: Almujalli Hussam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2023-10-01
Series:Journal of Language and Cultural Education
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2023-0020