The Fool in European Theatre : Stages of Folly Paperback / softback
by T. Prentki
Paperback / softback
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Why is folly essential to the functioning of a healthy society?
Why is theatre a natural home for madness? The answers take the reader on a journey embracing Shakespeare and Jonson, Brecht and Beckett, Buchner and Boal.
From Falstaff to Fo via Figaro, this study examines the art of telling truth to power and surviving long enough to have a laugh.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:229 pages, VII, 229 p.
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:01/01/2012
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- ISBN:9781349332076
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:229 pages, VII, 229 p.
- Publisher:Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Date:01/01/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9781349332076