Trial by Farce : : A Dozen Medieval French Comedies in English for the Modern Stage.
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Place / Publishing House: | Ann Arbor : : University of Michigan Press,, 2023. ©2023. |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Edition: | 1st ed. |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (285 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface
- A Special Note to Actors and Directors
- Abbreviations and Short Titles
- List of Illustrations
- Introduction: Judgment Calls
- Farce to Farce with the Law
- On the Boundaries of Humor
- About This Translation: Le Mot Juste, l'Acte Juste
- Translational Politics and the Politics of Translation
- The Language of Farce
- Legal Players and Legalese
- Editions and Printed Sources
- Critical Apparatus, Stage Directions, and Composite Editions
- Money Math
- Prose, Verse, and Music
- Brief Plot Summaries
- The Plays
- 1. Not Gettin' Any [La Farce du Nouveau Marié qui ne peult fournir à l'appoinctement de sa femme] (Le Nouveau Marié) (RBM, #2)
- 2. Default Judgment Day, or, In Arrears [Une Femme qui demande les arrérages à son mari] (RBM, #8
- Rousset, #6)
- 3. The Washtub: A New Translation [La Farce du Cuvier] (RBM, #4)
- 4. Basket Case [La Farce de la Femme qui fut desrobée à son mari en sa hotte et mise une pierre en son lieu] (RC, #23)
- 5. Who's Your Daddy? [Jenin, Filz de Rien] (RBM, #20)
- 6. Interlude: Beauballs, a Charivari [L'Esbatement de Coillebaut] (Ms. 25, Bibliothèque de Berne)
- 7. Poor Bastards [Les Batars de Caulx] (RLV, #48)
- 8. Talking Turkey, or, A Pilgrim's Progress [La Farce de Colin, filz de Thévot le maire, qui vient de Naples et amaine ung Turc prisonnier] (RC, #5
- RBM, #47
- Rousset, #2)
- 9. Okay, Cupid [Le Procès d'un jeune moyne et d'un viel gendarme] (RT, #29
- Rousset, #7)
- 10. Witless Protection [La Mère, la Fille, le Tesmoing, L'Amoureulx, et l'Oficial] (L'Official) (RLV, #22)
- 11. The Trial of Johnny Slowpoke [Jehan de Lagny] (RLV, #31)
- 12. Runaway Groom: A Final Number [Le Porteur d'eau] (Paris, 1632)
- Appendix: Scholarly References to Copyrighted Materials
- Works Cited.