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I. Introduction

  • Barbara Swain
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Fools and Folly
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© 2019 Columbia University Press

© 2019 Columbia University Press

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Foreword III
  3. Contents V
  4. I. Introduction 1
  5. II. The Fool in Disgrace - Failure and Sinner 10
  6. III. The Fool Triumphs over the Wise Man 27
  7. IV. The Fool in Person 53
  8. V. The Joyous Societies 75
  9. VI. The Fool’s Roles in the Sotties 91
  10. VII. The Ship of Fools 114
  11. VIII. The Praise of Folly 135
  12. IX. Roles of Folly in English Moralities 157
  13. X. The Fool Exhausted 172
  14. XI. Conclusion 184
  15. Notes 188
  16. Index 231
https://doi.org/10.7312/swai91164-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Foreword III
  3. Contents V
  4. I. Introduction 1
  5. II. The Fool in Disgrace - Failure and Sinner 10
  6. III. The Fool Triumphs over the Wise Man 27
  7. IV. The Fool in Person 53
  8. V. The Joyous Societies 75
  9. VI. The Fool’s Roles in the Sotties 91
  10. VII. The Ship of Fools 114
  11. VIII. The Praise of Folly 135
  12. IX. Roles of Folly in English Moralities 157
  13. X. The Fool Exhausted 172
  14. XI. Conclusion 184
  15. Notes 188
  16. Index 231
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