Editing Scatology (section)

== Literature ==
In [[literature]], "scatological" is a term to denote the literary [[Trope (literature)|trope]] of the [[grotesque body]]. It is used to describe works that make particular reference to excretion or excrement, as well as to [[toilet humour|toilet humor]]. Well known for his scatological tropes is the late medieval fictional character of [[Till Eulenspiegel]]. Another common example is [[John Dryden]]'s ''[[Mac Flecknoe]]'', a poem that employs extensive scatological imagery to ridicule Dryden's contemporary [[Thomas Shadwell]]. German literature is particularly rich in scatological texts and references, including such books as [[Collofino]]'s ''Non Olet''.<ref>{{cite book | last = Dundes | first = Alan |author2=Carl R. Pagter  | title = Work hard and you shall be rewarded: urban folklore from the paperwork empire | publisher =[[Wayne State University Press]] | date = 1992 | pages = 75–80 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=cFvY2jWqBlQC&q=strong+anal+component | isbn = 978-0-8143-2432-5}}</ref> A case which has provoked an unusual amount of comment in the academic literature is [[Mozart and scatology|Mozart's scatological humour]].{{Citation needed|date=July 2013}} Smith, in his review of English literature's representations of scatology from the Middle Ages to the 18th century, notes two attitudes towards scatology. One of these emphasises the merry and the carnivalesque. This is found in [[Geoffrey Chaucer|Chaucer]] and [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]. The other attitude is one of self-disgust and misanthropy. This is found in the works of the [[John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester|Earl of Rochester]] and [[Jonathan Swift]].<ref>Smith (2012)</ref>