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This book analyzes the role of the theatrical simpleton in the pasos of the sixteenth-century playwright Lupe de Rueda, in Mario Morenoâs character âœCantinflas,â and in the esquirol of the 1960s Actos of the Teatro Campesino during the California farmworker strikes.

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Méndez Montesinos' valuable study concerns itself particularly with popular performances that feature a buffoon or comic simpleton, and develops case studies from three geographical regions. . . .Enlightening comparisons are the highlight of this interesting and well-written book, and they lead the reader to speculate about other contexts, periods, and places in which similar structures and traditions emerge. * Comparative Drama *

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Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: On Laughter, Fools, and Comedy Chapter Two: Simple, Peladito, and Rasquachi: Topsy-Turvying Identities Chapter Three: The Verbal and Kinesthetic Language of the Simpleton Chapter Four: Costumes and Other External Signs Conclusion Bibliography

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      Publisher: University Press of America
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/5/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780761862789, 978-0761862789
      ISBN10: 0761862781

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This book analyzes the role of the theatrical simpleton in the pasos of the sixteenth-century playwright Lupe de Rueda, in Mario Morenoâs character âœCantinflas,â and in the esquirol of the 1960s Actos of the Teatro Campesino during the California farmworker strikes.

      Trade Review
      Méndez Montesinos' valuable study concerns itself particularly with popular performances that feature a buffoon or comic simpleton, and develops case studies from three geographical regions. . . .Enlightening comparisons are the highlight of this interesting and well-written book, and they lead the reader to speculate about other contexts, periods, and places in which similar structures and traditions emerge. * Comparative Drama *

      Table of Contents
      Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter One: On Laughter, Fools, and Comedy Chapter Two: Simple, Peladito, and Rasquachi: Topsy-Turvying Identities Chapter Three: The Verbal and Kinesthetic Language of the Simpleton Chapter Four: Costumes and Other External Signs Conclusion Bibliography

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