Persistence of Folly

Joel B. Lande’s Persistence of Folly challenges the accepted account of the origins of German theater by focusing on the misunderstood figure of the fool, whose spontaneous and impish jest captivated audiences, critics, and playwrights from the late sixteenth through the early nineteenth century. La...

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Main Author:	Lande, Joel B.
Format:	Online
Language:	English
Published:	Cornell University Press 2023
Subjects:	Literature: history and criticism Literary studies: plays and playwrights European history thema EDItEUR::D Biography, Literature and Literary studies::DS Literature: history and criticism::DSB Literary studies: general
Online Access:	ONIX_20230329_9781501727122_143
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