Shakespeare's great stage of fools
By: Robert H. Bell
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 186
ISBN-13: 9780230115118
Subjects: LITERARY CRITICISM / Renaissance; PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism; LITERARY CRITICISM / Shakespeare; Clowns in literature; Clowns; Characters; Fools; Fools and jesters in literature
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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.