The Arts, Performing Arts
The Fool in European Theatre

The Fool in European Theatre: Stages of Folly

Hardback Published on: 22/11/2011
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Synopsis

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.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
  • ISBN: 9780230291591
  • Number of pages: 229
  • Dimensions: 146 x 219 x 19 mm
  • Weight: 402g
  • Languages: English