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Dreaming Of Cockaigne. Medieval Fantasies Of The Perfect Life,Used Toby J. Highly Vulnerable SocietyImagine A Dreamland Where Roasted Pigs Wander About With Knives In Their Backs To Make Carving Easy, Where Grilled Geese Fly Directly Into One'S Mouth, Where Cooked Fish Jump Out Of The Water And Land At One'S Feet. The Weather Is Always Mild, The Wine Flows Freely, Sex Is Readily Available, And All People Enjoy Eternal Youth. Such Is Cockaigne. Portrayed In Legend, Oral History, And Art, This Imaginary Land Became The Most Pervasive Collective Dream