{"product_id":"holy-deadlock-and-further-ribaldries-another-dozen-medieval-french-plays-in-modern-english-the-middle-ages-series-9780812248746","title":"Holy Deadlock and Further Ribaldries Another","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrafted with a wit and contemporary sensibility that make them playable half-a-millennium later, Jody Enders's translations of twelve medieval French farces take on the hilariously depressing-and depressingly hilarious-state of holy wedlock.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scurrilous, sexy, stupid, satirical, scatological, side-splitting, and probably something else beginning with 's,' Jody Enders's translation of twelve French farces is a real discovery that goes a long way to readjusting our perception of the Middle Ages. Enders is a great champion of comedy at its most vulgar and hilarious. She points out that however silly or banal these farces may appear to us, they nonetheless confront the real controversies of their day over the law, politics, religion, social order, or the battle of the sexes. Thoroughly grounded in her academic approach to the subject, Enders nevertheless writes with liveliness and humor and wit. She is unafraid to reference modern comedy in her translations and insists on the primacy of performance in assessing these comedies from half a millennium ago.\" * Terry Jones, on Enders's \u003ci\u003eFarce of the Fart\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Abbreviations, Short Titles, and Endnotes\u003cbr\u003e Introduction, Part Deux: Seriously Funny\u003cbr\u003e About This Translation\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eUne Traduction engagée\u003c\/i\u003e, a Feminist Appropriation\u003cbr\u003e —On Anonymity, Naming, and Renaming\u003cbr\u003e —Critical Apparatus\u003cbr\u003e —Editions and Printed Sources\u003cbr\u003e —Order of Presentation\u003cbr\u003e —Stage Directions\u003cbr\u003e —Money, Money, Money\u003cbr\u003e —Grammar, Style, and \"Foreign-Language\" Materials\u003cbr\u003e —Prose, Verse, Music, and Choreography\u003cbr\u003e Brief Plot Summaries\u003cbr\u003e THE PLAYS\u003cbr\u003e Actors' Prologue\u003cbr\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eThe Newlywed Game\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Conseil au Nouveau Marié\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #1)\u003cbr\u003e 2. \u003ci\u003eThe Shithouse\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Retraict\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV\u003c\/i\u003e, #54)\u003cbr\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003ePots and Scams\u003c\/i\u003e, or,\u003ci\u003e The Farce of the Kettle-Maker\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eUn Chaudronnier\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #30)\u003cbr\u003e 4. \u003ci\u003eFor the Birds\u003c\/i\u003e, or, \u003ci\u003eConjugal Birdplay\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLa Mauvaistié des femmes\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRC\u003c\/i\u003e, #48)\u003cbr\u003e 5. \u003ci\u003eThe Jackass Conjecture\u003c\/i\u003e, or, \u003ci\u003eAnimal Husbandry\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Pont aux ânes\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #25)\u003cbr\u003e 6. \u003ci\u003eMatch, Point, Counterpoint\u003c\/i\u003e, or,\u003ci\u003e The Old Lover vs. the Young Lover\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Viel Amoureulx et le Jeune Amoureulx\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV\u003c\/i\u003e, #9)\u003cbr\u003e 7. \u003ci\u003eHoly Deadlock\u003c\/i\u003e, or,\u003ci\u003e The Pilgrimage of Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Pèlerinage de mariage\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV\u003c\/i\u003e, #19)\u003cbr\u003e 8. \u003ci\u003eBitches and Pussycats\u003c\/i\u003e, or, \u003ci\u003ePeace of Ass\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLes Deux Maris et leurs deux femmes dont l'une a male tête et l'autre est tendre du cul\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #10)\u003cbr\u003e 9. \u003ci\u003eWife Swap: A Musical Comedy\u003c\/i\u003e, or, \u003ci\u003eThe Taming, Pas de Deux\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Savatier, Marguet, Jacquet, Proserpine et l'Oste\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV\u003c\/i\u003e, #74)\u003cbr\u003e 10. \u003ci\u003eHusband Swap\u003c\/i\u003e, or, \u003ci\u003eSwap Meat\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLe Trocheur de maris\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV\u003c\/i\u003e, #60)\u003cbr\u003e 11. \u003ci\u003eExtreme Husband Makeover\u003c\/i\u003e, or, \u003ci\u003eLost and Foundry\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLes Femmes qui font refondre leurs maris\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #6)\u003cbr\u003e 12. \u003ci\u003eMarriage with a Grain of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e [\u003ci\u003eLes Hommes qui font saller leurs femmes\u003c\/i\u003e] (published in Rouen, 1600)\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: Scholarly References to Copyrighted Materials\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e * * * * *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405729243479,"sku":"9780812248746","price":56.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812248746.jpg?v=1730493422","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/holy-deadlock-and-further-ribaldries-another-dozen-medieval-french-plays-in-modern-english-the-middle-ages-series-9780812248746","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}