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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 Shake...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell, Robert H. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Subjects:
Literature.
British and Irish Literature.
Early Modern/Renaissance Literature.
Performing Arts.
Poetry and Poetics.
Theatre History.
British literature.
Literature, Modern.
Performing arts.
Poetry.
Theater > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary: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.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (198 pages)
ISBN:9780230337725
DOI:10.1057/9780230337725