Derision, humor and irony as means of resistance during the Hundred Years War Cover Image

La dérision, l’humour et l’ironie comme moyens de résistance pendant la Guerre de Cent Ans
Derision, humor and irony as means of resistance during the Hundred Years War

Author(s): Robert Massart
Subject(s): History, Language and Literature Studies, Cultural history, Middle Ages, 13th to 14th Centuries
Published by: Editura Junimea
Keywords: derision; mockery; irony; resistance middle; new poetic style; the One Hundred Years War;
Summary/Abstract: Derision or mockery was always a good resistance middle for the less powerful people, the poor people, during bad periods. We have choosen as an example the new poetic style – fatras or fatrasies – that appeared during the more than one hundred years war between England and France.