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" Shakespeare's great stage of fools / "
Robert H. Bell
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BL
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| Record Number
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711122
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b533311
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| Main Entry
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Bell, Robert H., (Robert Huntley),1946-
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| Title & Author
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Shakespeare's great stage of fools /\ Robert H. Bell
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2011
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x, 186 pages :: illustrations, map,; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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023011511X
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: 9780230115118
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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In quest of folly -- This great stage of fools -- The history of folly in the Henriad -- Fools for love : fooling and feeling -- Folly is anatomiz'd -- There the antic sits -- No epilogue, I pray you
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| Abstract
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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 Shakespeare's most vibrant and often vexing figures"--
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Characters-- Clowns
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Shakespeare, William,1564-1616-- Characters-- Fools
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Clowns in literature
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Fools and jesters in literature
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| Dewey Classification
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822.3/3
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| LC Classification
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PR2992.F6B45 2011
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