Persistence of Folly : On the Origins of German Dramatic Literature /

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"Persistence of Folly revises the conventional literary-historical narrative of German theater (and literature) through the lens of the stage fool. Including original interpretations of Goethe's Faust (1808) and Kleist's Broken Jug (1811), this study considers how the stage fool was r...

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Autor principal: Lande, Joel B. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press and Cornell University Library, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
German drama > Early modern.
German drama (Comedy)
German drama.
Fools and jesters in literature.
HISTORY > Europe > Germany.
DRAMA > Continental European.
Comedie allemande > Histoire et critique.
Fous et bouffons dans la litterature.
Theâtre allemand > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
German drama (Comedy) > History and criticism.
German drama > 18th century > History and criticism.
German drama > Early modern, 1500-1700 > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:"Persistence of Folly revises the conventional literary-historical narrative of German theater (and literature) through the lens of the stage fool. Including original interpretations of Goethe's Faust (1808) and Kleist's Broken Jug (1811), this study considers how the stage fool was reworked and redeployed over two centuries, helping to create a German literature of world-historical rank"--Provided by publisher.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (366 pages).
ISBN:9781501727122
Acceso:Open Access

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