{"product_id":"9781032216140-fool","title":"Fool","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining personal narrative, interviews, and literary analysis,\u003ci\u003e Fool\u003c\/i\u003e elaborates the potential for fool figures from throughout literary history to reconfigure subject-object relations and point toward new possibilities in creative and critical thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining personal narrative, interviews, and literary analysis,\u003ci\u003e Fool\u003c\/i\u003e elaborates the potential for fool figures from throughout literary history to reconfigure subject-object relations and point towards new possibilities in creative and critical thought. Drawing on Johanna Skibsrud’s experience in clown classes in France and the US, \u003ci\u003eFool\u003c\/i\u003e challenges and extends the correlation Theodor Adorno suggests between thinking and clowning. It considers a diverse range of literary and theoretical sources from Richard Wagner’s \u003ci\u003eParsifal \u003c\/i\u003eto Karen Barad’s \u003ci\u003eMeeting the Universe Halfway\u003c\/i\u003e. The book also refers to a varied cast of literary and historical clowns and fools, including the early Shakespearean actor Richard Tarlton, Alban Berg’s Wozzeck, and Cirque du Soleil’s Shannan Calcutt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSkibsrud elaborates on the role of the ‘fool’ and ‘foolishness’ in literature, not as an element of a particular work’s content, plot, or style but instead as a creative mode of thought activated through the reading and writing of literary texts. This innovative book charts new ground in literature, philosophy, and performance studies, and is an invaluable resource for specialists in all three fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54866717081974,"sku":"9781032216140","price":23.71,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_31782142.jpg?v=1734596166","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781032216140-fool","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}