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Why did short stories and "jokes" in the late Middle Ages develop greatly in the Reformation?

With the development of the city, folk literature flourished in this period of religious reform. Because the emerging citizen class needs cultural life, and the wide use of printing provides conditions to meet this need. Popular short stories and "jokes" developed greatly in the late Middle Ages, and many "jokes" were included in books. Folk story books have also been popular for some time, or according to medieval legends or stories from eastern and southern countries, the quality is uneven.