{"product_id":"trial-by-farce-9780472075850","title":"Trial by Farce","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrize-winning theatre historian Jody Enders brings twelve of the funniest legal farces to English-speaking audiences in a refreshingly uncensored but philologically faithful vernacular. This repertoire and its stock characters come vividly to life as they struggle to negotiate the limits of power, politics, class, gender, and, above all, justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Introduces a new readership to a virtually unknown body of dramatic texts from continental Europe . . . Enders perfectly guides readers through the difficult and arcane world of law and order À la FranÇaise, and her modern rapprochements between the legal world in contemporary America versus Medieval and Renaissance France are simply delightful.”—Mario Longtin, Western University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e A Special Note to Actors and Directors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Abbreviations and Short Titles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e List of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Introduction: Judgment Calls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Farce to Farce with the Law\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn the Boundaries of Humor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e About This Translation: \u003ci\u003eLe Mot Juste, l’Acte Juste\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Translational Politics and the Politics of Translation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  The Language of Farce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Legal Players and Legalese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Editions and Printed Sources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Critical Apparatus, Stage Directions, Composite Editions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Money Math\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Prose, Verse, and Music\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Brief Plot Summaries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Plays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 1. \u003ci\u003eNot Gettin’ Any \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLa Farce du MariÉ qui ne peult fournir À l’appoinctement de sa femme\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eLe Nouveau MariÉ\u003c\/i\u003e) (\u003ci\u003eRBM, \u003c\/i\u003e#2) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. \u003ci\u003eDefault Judgment Day, \u003c\/i\u003eor,\u003ci\u003e In Arrears \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eUne Femme qui demande les arrÉrages À son mari\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM, \u003c\/i\u003e#8; Rousset, #6)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e 3. \u003ci\u003eThe Washtub: A New Translation \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLa Farce du Cuvier\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #4) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. \u003ci\u003eBasket Case \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLa \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eFarce de la Femme qui fut desrobÉe À son mari en sa hotte et mise une pierre en son lieu\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRC\u003c\/i\u003e, #23)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. \u003ci\u003eWho’s Your Daddy? \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eJenin, Filz de Rien\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRBM\u003c\/i\u003e, #20) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Interlude: \u003ci\u003eBeauballs, a Charivari \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eL’Esbatement de Coillebaut\u003c\/i\u003e] (Ms. 25, BibliothÈque de Berne)   \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. \u003ci\u003ePoor Bastards \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLes Batars de Caulx\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV, \u003c\/i\u003e#48) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. \u003ci\u003eTalking Turkey\u003c\/i\u003e, or\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Pilgrim’s Progress \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLa Farce de Colin, filz de ThÉvot le maire, qui vient de Naples et amaine ung Turc prisonnier\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRC\u003c\/i\u003e, #5; \u003ci\u003eRBM, \u003c\/i\u003e#47; Rousset, #2)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. \u003ci\u003eOkay, Cupid \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eProcÈs d’un jeun moyne et d’un viel gendarme\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRT, \u003c\/i\u003e#29; Rousset, #7) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. \u003ci\u003eWitless Protection \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLa MÈre, la Fille, le Tesmoing, L’Amoureulx, et l’Oficial\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eL’Official\u003c\/i\u003e) (\u003ci\u003eRLV,\u003c\/i\u003e #22) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. \u003ci\u003eThe Trial of Johnny Slowpoke \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eJehan de Lagny\u003c\/i\u003e] (\u003ci\u003eRLV, \u003c\/i\u003e#31)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. \u003ci\u003eRunaway Groom: A Final Number \u003c\/i\u003e[\u003ci\u003eLe Porteur d’eau\u003c\/i\u003e] (Paris, 1632)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix: Scholarly References to Copyrighted Materials\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Works Cited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"The University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037122036055,"sku":"9780472075850","price":73.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780472075850.jpg?v=1750934524","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trial-by-farce-9780472075850","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}