The Fool in European Theatre: Stages of Folly

By Tim Prentki

Book Overview

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, B?chner 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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349332070
• ISBN13: 9781349332076
• Release Date: January 2012
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 229 Pages
• Weight: 0.72 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"