CONTENTS

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS iv
3. List of Illustrations v
4. Abbreviations vi
5. A Note on Transcriptions and Translations vii
6. Acknowledgements viii
7. Introduction 1
8. Chapter 1. “The number of fuillis ar infinite”: Framing “Foolery” as Disability in Premodern Performance 33
9. Chapter 2. “All Fools to Christ”: The Patronage of Fools in English Monasteries 75
10. Chapter 3. Blyndharpours and Kakeharpours: Accommodating Blindness in Premodern Performance 99
11. Chapter 4. Size and Shape as Aspects of Early Performance 127
12. Chapter 5. Orthopaedic Variance as Performance 153
13. Afterword 163
14. Bibliography 165
15. Index 185