Shakespeare's Great Stage of Fools
Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Poetry History & Criticism, Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
| Author: | R. Bell | ISBN: | 9780230337725 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | September 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | R. Bell |
| ISBN: | 9780230337725 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | September 26, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
