Comic Drama in the Low Countries, c.1450-1560

Autorentext

Ben Parsons, Bas Jongenelen

Klappentext

Text and translation of comic plays sheds light on a fascinating era of theatrical production.

Zusammenfassung
Text and translation of comic plays sheds light on a fascinating era of theatrical production.

Inhalt

Translators' Note Introduction: The Older the Hollander the More Foolish: Comedy, Foolery and the Chambers of Rhetoric in the Medieval Low Countries Part I: Dramatic Monologues This is the Madness The Guild of the Blue Barge A Mock Sermon on Saint Nobody The Oath of Master Pawnbroker A Wise and Wonderful Prognostication Part II: Farces The Farce of the Beggar A Play of Three Lovers The Farce of the Fisherman Jack Sweet-tooth A Farce of the Barefoot Brothers Bibliography