The laughter of the saints : parodies of holiness in late Medieval and Renaissance Spain /
Ryan D. Giles.
- Toronto ; Buffalo [N.Y. : (c)2009. University of Toronto Press, (c)2009.
- 1 online resource (197 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
Includes bibliographies and index.
-- Saints and anti-saints -- Christ and His Cross -- Holy men in the wilderness -- Virgins and harlots -- Picaresque saints -- Rivalries and reconciliations -- sanctity and humanity.
9781442697096
Christian saints in literature. Spanish fiction--History and criticism.--To 1500 Antiheroes in literature. Satire, Spanish--History and criticism. Spanish wit and humor--History and criticism. Parody in literature. Irony in literature.