Professor ROBERT HORNBACK teaches in the Departments of Literature and Theatre at Oglethorpe University.

These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions.

This volume is of interest for scholars of political and comic drama, film and visual art as well as scholars of comparative literature and anthropology.

Richard Preiss presents a lively and provocative study of how the ever-popular stage clown shaped early modern playhouse theatre.

This work examines the way the clown has been used as a serious character by important playwrights and directors in twentieth-century theater.