The English Clown Tradition from the Middle Ages to Shakespeare

A new account of medieval and Renaissance clown traditions reveals the true extent of their cultural influence.

List of contents

Introduction. Unearthing Yoricks: Literary Archaeology and the Ideologies of Early English Clowning
Folly as Proto-Racism: Blackface in the "Natural" Fool Tradition
"Sports and Follies Against the Pope": Tudor Evangelical Lords of Misrule
"Verie Devout Asses": Ignorant Puritan Clows
The Fool "by Art": The All-Licensed "Artificial" Fool in the King Lear Quarto
Epilogue. License Revoked: Ending an Era

About the author

Robert Hornback

Summary

A new account of medieval and Renaissance clown traditions reveals the true extent of their cultural influence.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Hornback, Robert (Royalty Account) Hornback
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2013
• EAN: 9781843843566
• ISBN: 978-1-84384-356-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 367 g
• Series: Studies in Renaissance Literature; Studies in Renaissance Literature; Studies in Renaissance Literat
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies