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This book presents waste as an aesthetic category that introduces an arsy-versy world where detritus is precious. This aesthetic is applied in the second part to etymology, poking through the 'paternal dungheaps' of words, and tracing their origins not to Eden but to Babel, puns, and word play.The book, On Farting: Language and Laughter in the Middle Ages (The New Middle Ages) [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780230100398 in Paperback by V. Allen may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
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