The Fool in European Theatre [electronic resource] : Stages of Folly /
Prentki, T.author.
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, Büchner 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.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Fooling with gods and men -- Fooling with carnival and lent -- Fooling with Falstaff -- Fooling with love -- Fooling with royalty -- Fooling with reason -- Fooling with intervention -- Fooling with revolution -- Fooling with existence -- Fooling with applications.
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, Büchner 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.
Theater.
Performing arts.
Theater-History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Performing Arts.
Theatre History.