Shakespeare's Great Stage of Fools
Description
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.
Keywords
Literary CriticismModernPerforming ArtsPoetryEuropeanTheaterHistory & CriticismLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsHistorical & ComparativeHistory
2011Book
Author(s)Robert H. Bell
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9780230115118
LanguageEnglish
