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Author:
Edminster, Warren, 1966- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2004030595
Title:
The preaching fox : festive subversion in the plays of the Wakefield Master / Warren Edminster.
Publisher:
Routledge,
Copyright Date:
2005
Description:
xiii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Towneley plays.
Mysteries and miracle-plays, English--History and criticism.
Literature and society--England--History--To 1500.
Political plays, English--History and criticism.
English drama (Comedy)--History and criticism.
Festivals--England--History--To 1500.
Satire, English--History and criticism.
Anti-clericalism in literature.
Kings and rulers in literature.
Social norms in literature.
Clergy in literature.
Church in literature.
Notes:
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.
Series:
Studies in medieval history and culture ; 32
ISBN:
9780415972420
0415972426
OCLC:
(OCoLC)56729598
LCCN:
2004018255
Locations:
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

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