Beschreibung
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.
Autorenporträt
ROBERT HUNTLEY BELL is Frederick Latimer Wells Professor of English at Williams College, USA.