Dear Colleagues,
I'm currently finishing an article in which I try to assess the
impact of Alexander Barclay's _Ship of Fools_ on subsequent English
culture, particularly in the period 1500-1700. In some standard literary
sources from this period I have been able to trace a number of uses of
the phrase "ship of fools," but I wondered if anyone out there may have
come across the phrase in his/her research, particularly of non-literary
texts. (I am thinking especially of sermons, pamphlets, and other forms
of intellectual prose or non-fiction.) If anyone has run across such
references and can point me to them, I'd greatly appreciate it and will
acknowledge the assistance in the published piece. Thanks very much in
advance for any help.
Robert C. Evans (Bob)
bobevans@strudel.aum.edu