In quest of folly -- This great stage of fools -- The history of folly in the Henriad -- Fools for love : fooling and feeling -- Folly is anatomiz'd -- There the antic sits -- No epilogue, I pray you
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"This lively, lucid book undertakes a detailed and provocative study of Shakespeare's fascination with clowns, fools, and fooling. Through close reading of plays over the whole course of Shakespeare's theatrical career, Bell highlights the fun, wit, insights, and mysteries of some of Shakespeare's most vibrant and often vexing figures"--