The preaching fox
Subtitle: festive subversion in the plays of the Wakefield Master
By: Warren Edminster.
Series: Studies in medieval history and culture ;; 32
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Towneley plays.; Mysteries and miracle plays, English -- History and criticism.; Literature and society -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Political plays, English -- History and criticism.; English drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism.; Festivals -- England -- History -- To 1500.; Satire, English -- History and criticism.; Anti-clericalism in literature.; Kings and rulers in literature.; Social norms in literature.; Clergy in literature.; Church in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Subversion and the festive instinct; title: Typical festive elements in the plays; title: The overthrow of religious obligation; title: The shrewish bride of Christ; title: Foolish shepherds and priestly folly; title: Stripping away the wolf-skin of false shepherds; title: Raging kings and clergy; title: Christ as a comic figure; title: Conclusion : a festive flavor.