Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-220) and index.
Contents:
Subversion and the festive instinct -- Typical festive elements in the plays -- The overthrow of religious obligation -- The shrewish bride of Christ -- Foolish shepherds and priestly folly -- Stripping away the wolf-skin of false shepherds -- Raging kings and clergy -- Christ as a comic figure -- A festive flavor.
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