£127.00

De Gruyter Words that Tear the Flesh - Medieval Sarcasm Essays

Price data updated today

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

This is the most expensive it has ever been. Walk away.

£127 today · previous high £127 · all-time low £122

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 91 days · 91 data points

Historical
Generating forecast…
£127.00 £121.50 £122.70 £123.90 £125.10 £126.30 £127.50 08 July 2026 30 July 2026 22 August 2026 13 September 2026 06 October 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 91 days • 2 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
50 days 41 days · current 0 13 25 38 50 £122 £127 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £122 (50 days, 54.9%)

Price range: £122 - £127

Price levels: 2 different prices over 91 days

Description

Words that Tear the Flesh is an academic collection examining sarcasm's role in medieval and early modern literature and cultures. This scholarly volume, part of the Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture series, provides essays that analyse how sarcastic language functioned as a literary and rhetorical device across European societies during the medieval and early modern periods. Researchers, students, and historians of literature will find detailed critical perspectives on the linguistic, cultural, and social dimensions of sarcasm in historical texts. Published by De Gruyter, a leading academic press, this work contributes to understanding how writers employed irony and wit to comment on their contemporary worlds. The collection bridges literary analysis and cultural history, offering new interpretations of how sarcasm shaped meaning in historical documents and creative works.

Key Features

Collects essays focused on sarcasm in medieval and early modern European literature and cultures.

Part of the Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture series, volume 21.

Published by De Gruyter, a respected academic and scholarly press.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
22 January 2018
Listed Since
26 October 2017

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

Lachen und Schweigen: Grenzen und Lizenzen der Kommunikation in der Erzählliteratur des Mittelalters: 26 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 26)
97% match

Lachen und Schweigen: Grenzen und Lizenzen der Kommunikation in der Erzählliteratur des Mittelalters: 26 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 26)

De Gruyter

£80.62 18 Sep 2026
Anthropologie der Kehre: Figuren der Wende in der Literatur des Mittelalters: 21 (Literatur – Theorie – Geschichte, 21)
97% match

Anthropologie der Kehre: Figuren der Wende in der Literatur des Mittelalters: 21 (Literatur – Theorie – Geschichte, 21)

De Gruyter

£85.03 23 Sep 2026
Das Publikum Politischer Theorie Im 14. Jahrhundert: 21 (Schriften Des Historischen Kollegs)
97% match

Das Publikum Politischer Theorie Im 14. Jahrhundert: 21 (Schriften Des Historischen Kollegs)

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

£95.08 17 Sep 2026
Ironie, Polemik und Provokation: 10 (Schriften der Internationalen Artusgesellschaft, 10)
97% match

Ironie, Polemik und Provokation: 10 (Schriften der Internationalen Artusgesellschaft, 10)

De Gruyter

£107.84 27 Sep 2026
Laughter in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times: Epistemology of a Fundamental Human Behavior, Its Meaning, and Consequences (Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture): 5
97% match

Laughter in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times: Epistemology of a Fundamental Human Behavior, Its Meaning, and Consequences (Fundamentals of Medieval and Early Modern Culture): 5

De Gruyter

£134.99 05 Oct 2026
De Gruyter Disartikulationen von Begehren - Medieval Philology
97% match

De Gruyter Disartikulationen von Begehren - Medieval Philology

De Gruyter

£155.09 28 Jul 2026
Satire in the Middle Byzantine Period: The Golden Age of Laughter?: 12 (Explorations in Medieval Culture, 12)
97% match

Satire in the Middle Byzantine Period: The Golden Age of Laughter?: 12 (Explorations in Medieval Culture, 12)

Brill

£135.40 25 Sep 2026
Machtvolle Gefuhle: 24 - Medieval Philology Trends
97% match

Machtvolle Gefuhle: 24 - Medieval Philology Trends

De Gruyter

£166.97 28 Jul 2026
Militia Et Litterae: Die Beiden Niklaus Zrinyi Und Europa: 141 (Frühe Neuzeit)
97% match

Militia Et Litterae: Die Beiden Niklaus Zrinyi Und Europa: 141 (Frühe Neuzeit)

De Gruyter

£135.37 23 Jul 2026
Zerstörung von Geschriebenem: Historische und transkulturelle Perspektiven: 22 (Materiale Textkulturen, 22)
97% match

Zerstörung von Geschriebenem: Historische und transkulturelle Perspektiven: 22 (Materiale Textkulturen, 22)

De Gruyter

£112.79 25 Sep 2026
Riten, Gesten, Zeremonien: Gesellschaftliche Symbolik in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit: 14 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 14)
97% match

Riten, Gesten, Zeremonien: Gesellschaftliche Symbolik in Mittelalter und Früher Neuzeit: 14 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 14)

De Gruyter

£127.79 23 Sep 2026
Lachgemeinschaften: Kulturelle Inszenierungen und soziale Wirkungen von Gelächter im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit: 4 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 4)
97% match

Lachgemeinschaften: Kulturelle Inszenierungen und soziale Wirkungen von Gelächter im Mittelalter und in der Frühen Neuzeit: 4 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 4)

De Gruyter

£143.50 24 Sep 2026
Satire: Studien Zu Neidhart, Wittenwiler, Brant Und Zur Satirischen Schreibart
97% match

Satire: Studien Zu Neidhart, Wittenwiler, Brant Und Zur Satirischen Schreibart

De Gruyter Mouton

£143.50 03 Oct 2026
Verkörperungen von Herrschaft: Zorn und Macht in Texten des 12. Jahrhunderts: 32 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 32)
97% match

Verkörperungen von Herrschaft: Zorn und Macht in Texten des 12. Jahrhunderts: 32 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 32)

De Gruyter

£80.62 22 Sep 2026
Stimme Und Performanz in Der Mittelalterlichen Literatur (Historische Dialogforschung): 3
97% match

Stimme Und Performanz in Der Mittelalterlichen Literatur (Historische Dialogforschung): 3

De Gruyter

£98.99 24 Sep 2026
Aspects of the Performative in Medieval Culture: 18 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 18)
97% match

Aspects of the Performative in Medieval Culture: 18 (Trends in Medieval Philology, 18)

De Gruyter

£185.50 26 Sep 2026
Das Satirische in Juvenals Satiren - Antike Literatur
97% match

Das Satirische in Juvenals Satiren - Antike Literatur

De Gruyter

£133.50 22 Jul 2026
Intentions in Comedy Discourse: A Linguistic-Pragmatics Approach to Stand-up Comedy: 32 (Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP], 32)
97% match

Intentions in Comedy Discourse: A Linguistic-Pragmatics Approach to Stand-up Comedy: 32 (Mouton Series in Pragmatics [MSP], 32)

De Gruyter Mouton

£117.50 01 Oct 2026
El Discurso Crítico-Literario En El Siglo XIX Hispánico: Críticos, Lectores, Receptores
97% match

El Discurso Crítico-Literario En El Siglo XIX Hispánico: Críticos, Lectores, Receptores

De Gruyter

£91.00 17 Sep 2026
Kommunikation und Medien in der Frühen Neuzeit: 41 (Historische Zeitschrift / Beihefte)
97% match

Kommunikation und Medien in der Frühen Neuzeit: 41 (Historische Zeitschrift / Beihefte)

De Gruyter Oldenbourg

£103.79 22 Sep 2026
Gedanken und Thatsachen: Philosophische Abhandlungen, Aphorismen Und Studien: 2
97% match

Gedanken und Thatsachen: Philosophische Abhandlungen, Aphorismen Und Studien: 2

De Gruyter

£153.00 24 Sep 2026
Wissen - Erzählen - Tradition: Wielands Spätwerk: 64 (Quellen und Forschungen zur Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte, 64 (298))
97% match

Wissen - Erzählen - Tradition: Wielands Spätwerk: 64 (Quellen und Forschungen zur Literatur- und Kulturgeschichte, 64 (298))

De Gruyter

£190.50 19 Sep 2026
Laughing Matters: Theses and Discussions: 3 (De Gruyter Studies in Philosophy of Humor, 3/2)
97% match

Laughing Matters: Theses and Discussions: 3 (De Gruyter Studies in Philosophy of Humor, 3/2)

De Gruyter

£142.79 05 Oct 2026
Der Vers in Shaksperes Dramen: 61 (Quellen und Forschungen zur Sprach- und Culturgeschichte der Germanischen Volker, 61)
97% match

Der Vers in Shaksperes Dramen: 61 (Quellen und Forschungen zur Sprach- und Culturgeschichte der Germanischen Volker, 61)

De Gruyter

£105.50 11 Sep 2026