This volume presents contributions about laughter and silence as special forms of communication in medieval and early modern literature. Laughter and silence question what has been said or confirm it, frame or reflect it. This volume examines various dialogic strategies of laughter and silence, covering court romances and heroic epics as well as medieval short stories and travelogues.

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Werner Röcke, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin; Hans Rudolf Velten, Universität Siegen.