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The Fool in European Theatre

Stages of Folly

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  • © 2012

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  1. Tim Prentki
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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-vii
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  2. Fooling with Gods and Men

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    Pages 1-21

  3. Fooling with Carnival and Lent

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    Pages 22-49

  4. Fooling with Falstaff

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    Pages 50-68

  5. Fooling with Love

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    Pages 69-95

  6. Fooling with Kings

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    Pages 96-119

  7. Fooling with Reason

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    Pages 120-140

  8. Fooling with Contradiction

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    Pages 141-162

  9. Fooling with Revolution

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    Pages 163-183

  10. Fooling with Existence

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    Pages 184-200

  11. Fooling with Applications

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    Pages 201-220

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 221-229
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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.

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'Tim Prentki has written an insightful book that chronicles the power of laughter from a remarkable variety of historic and literary perspectives. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars interested in the serious side of clowning.' - Ron Jenkins, Professor of Theater, Wesleyan University, USA

About the author

TIM PRENTKI Professor of Theatre for Development at the University of Winchester, UK. He is a member of the editorial board of Research in Drama Education and has written for applied theatre journals across the world. He is co-author of Popular Theatre in Political Culture and co-editor of The Applied Theatre Reader.

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