1st Edition
The Preaching Fox Elements of Festive Subversion in the Plays of the Wakefield Master
By Warren E. Edminster
Copyright 2005
244 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
244 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
244 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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First published in 2005. Volumes in the Medieval History and Culture series include studies on individual works and authors of Latin and vernacular literatures, historical personalities and events, theological and philosophical issues, and new critical approaches to medieval literature and culture. Momentous changes have occurred in Medieval Studies in the past thirty years, in teaching as well as... Read more
Chapter 1 Subversion and the Festive Instinct; Chapter 2 Typical Festive Elements in the Plays; Chapter 3 The Overthrow of Religious Obligation; Chapter 4 The Shrewish Bride of Christ; Chapter 5 Foolish Shepherds and Priestly Folly; Chapter 6 Stripping Away the Wolf-Skin of False Shepherds; Chapter 7 Raging Kings and Clergy; Chapter 8 Christ as a Comic Figure; conclu Conclusion: A Festive Flavor;
Biography
Warren Edminster
