The first and only full-length critical study of Dario Fo, the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner
This book, now extensively rewritten and updated, remains the only full-length critical study to cover various phases of Dario Fo's theatrical career. It looks at Fo's political influences and also the influence on his work of various theatrical motifs, including the great clown traditions which stretch back to the middle ages. The political work of Dario Fo and his wife/collaborator Franca Rame is charted from the 1960s up to the present to give the reader clear insight into this...
The first and only full-length critical study of Dario Fo, the 1997 Nobel Prize for Literature Winner