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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2023-10-01
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Series: | Journal of Language and Cultural Education |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/jolace-2023-0020 |