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