| Description |
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Motley to the View -- Follies of Identity: A Midsummer Night's Dream -- The Fool's Two Bodies: 'The Henriad' -- Feigning & Fooling in As You Like It -- Foolery shines everywhere: Twelfth Night -- The Fate of Folly: Much Ado About Nothing -- Scourges of Folly -- Motley Tales and Strange Bedfellows -- Unconsidered Trifles: A Fool's Horn Book |
| Summary |
"This lively, lucid book undertakes a detailed and provocative study of Shakespeare's fascination with clowns, fools, and fooling. Through close reading of plays over the whole course of Shakespeare's theatrical career, Bell highlights the fun, wit, insights, and mysteries of some of Shakespeare's most vibrant and often vexing figures"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Fools
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Clowns
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 fast |
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Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 gnd |
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Shakespeare, William. idszbz |
| Subject |
Fools and jesters in literature.
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Clowns in literature.
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Shakespeare studies & criticism -- English.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Shakespeare.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Theater -- History & Criticism.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- Renaissance.
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DRAMA -- Shakespeare.
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Literature.
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Clowns in literature
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Fools and jesters in literature
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Narr Motiv
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Clown Motiv
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Literarische Gestalt
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Motiv.
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Hofnarr.
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Clown.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780230337725 |
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0230337724 |
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