Persistence of Folly On the Origins of German Dramatic Literature
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 centur...
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Cornell University Press
2018
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Series: | Signale: Modern German Letters, Cultures, and Thought
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