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The Prince of Fools
Contributor(s): de Nerval, Gérard (Author), Ulbach, Louis (Editor), Stableford, Brian (Adapted by)
ISBN: 1612278728     ISBN-13: 9781612278728
Publisher: Hollywood Comics
OUR PRICE:   $19.90  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: June 2019
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BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Historical - Medieval
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 5" W x 8" (0.58 lbs) 240 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453)
 
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During the Reign of French King Charles VI, a fierce struggle for power develops between the king's brother, Louis d'Orl ans, and his cousin, Jean de Bourgogne. When the latter instigates the murder of the former in 1407, the conflict degenerates into a civil war between Burgundians and Armagnacs.


In the midst of this blood-drenched background, a mysterious comedian and proto-anarchist nicknamed the "Prince of Fools" schemes to save the innocent, punish the villains, and undermine the aristocratic order invisibly and subtly through the medium of plays.


The Prince of Fools was initially published in 1887 prefaced (or possibly extensively rewritten?) by G rard de Nerval's editor, Louis Ulbach, who claimed to have located the manuscript, which was itself based on an unproduced play by Nerval.