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1 online resource (175 pages) |
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| Summary |
Establishing the notion of reasonable foolishness and foolish reason as a generic principle of the old French farce, Boucquey's study examines the interdependencies among four key mimetic phenomena: the demented universe of the Feast of Fools festival, the genre of the farce, Bruegel's representation of the world, and the euphoric comedies of triumphant madness created by Moliere. This reinterpretation of French farce according to the principle of a topsy-turvy world reveals the link of madness that unites the four modes of production studied, from textual linearity, through representational s. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Molière, 1622-1673 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Molière, 1622-1673. |
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Criticism and interpretation. |
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Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569.
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Bruegel, Pieter, approximately 1525-1569. |
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French farces -- History and criticism.
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French farces. |
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French drama (Comedy) -- History and criticism.
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French drama (Comedy) |
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Fools and jesters in literature.
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Fools and jesters in literature. |
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Fools and jesters in art.
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Fools and jesters in art. |
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Art and literature.
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Art and literature. |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Print version: 9789027217516 |
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9789027277787 (electronic book) |
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9027277788 (electronic book) |
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1283358670 |
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9781283358675 |
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9027277788 |
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