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Author Edminster, Warren, 1966- author.

Title The preaching fox : festive subversion in the plays of the Wakefield Master / Warren Edminster
Published Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016

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Series Studies in medieval history and culture
Studies in medieval history and culture.
Contents Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; Chapter One Subversion and the Festive Instinct; Chapter Two Typical Festive Elements in the Plays; Chapter Three The Overthrow of Religious Obligation; Chapter Four The Shrewish Bride of Christ; Chapter Five Foolish Shepherds and Priestly Folly; Chapter Six Stripping Away the Wolf-Skin of False Shepherds; Chapter Seven Raging Kings and Clergy; Chapter Eight Christ as a Comic Figure; Conclusion A Festive Flavor; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Notes Originally published: New York : Routledge, 2005
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 18, 2016)
SUBJECT Towneley plays. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n80049638
Towneley plays fast
Subject Mysteries and miracle-plays, English -- History and criticism
Literature and society -- England -- History -- To 1500
Political plays, English -- History and criticism
English drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism
Festivals -- England -- History -- To 1500
Satire, English -- History and criticism
Anti-clericalism in literature.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Social norms in literature.
Clergy in literature.
Church in literature.
DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Anti-clericalism in literature
Church in literature
Clergy in literature
English drama (Comedy)
Festivals
Kings and rulers in literature
Literature and society
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English
Political plays, English
Satire, English
Social norms in literature
England
Genre/Form Electronic books
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Form Electronic book
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