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Fools Are Everywhere: The Court Jester around the World by Otto
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- En buen estado
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- “Used book in good condition. Shows typical wear. Quick shipping. Satisfaction guaranteed!”
- Book Title
- Fools Are Everywhere: The Court Jester around the World
- Topic
- Performing Arts
- Narrative Type
- Performing Arts
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- ISBN
- 9780226640921
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
ISBN-10
0226640922
ISBN-13
9780226640921
eBay Product ID (ePID)
57054139
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
444 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Fools Are Everywhere : the Court Jester Around the World
Publication Year
2007
Subject
Folklore & Mythology, Comedy, World
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts, Social Science, History
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition
21
Reviews
"Our understanding of the jester will never be the same after Beatrice Otto''s valuable book, which so fruitfully sounds the resonances between the European, the Chinese, the Egyptian and the Indian traditions. Her final plea for jesters in the world of Bush, Sarkozy and Putin is timely."--Simon Callow, Guardian, Our understanding of the jester will never be the same after Beatrice Otto''s valuable book, which so fruitfully sounds the resonances between the European, the Chinese, the Egyptian and the Indian traditions. Her final plea for jesters in the world of Bush, Sarkozy and Putin is timely.
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
792.7/028
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Prologue: The Number of Fools Is Infinite 1. Facets of the Fool 2. The Scepter and the Bauble 3. In Risu Veritas, or Many a True Word Spoken in Jest 4. Overstepping the Mark: The Limits of His License 5. Religion, Erudition, and Irreverence 6. All the World's a Stage 7. Stultorum Plena Sunt Omnia, or Fools Are Everywhere Epilogue: Future Fooling? Appendix: Table of Named Jesters Glossary of Chinese Characters List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Illustration Credits Index
Synopsis
In this lively work, Beatrice K. Otto takes us on a journey around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history--the court jester. Though not always clad in cap and bells, these witty, quirky characters crop up everywhere, from the courts of ancient China and the Mogul emperors of India to those of medieval Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. With a wealth of anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations (including flip art), Otto brings to light little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on people with power and position and placing otherwise remote historical figures in a more idiosyncratic, intimate light. Most of the work on the court jester has concentrated on Europe; Otto draws on previously untranslated classical Chinese writings and other sources to correct this bias and also looks at jesters in literature, mythology, and drama. Written with wit and humor, Fools Are Everywhere is the most comprehensive look at these roguish characters who risked their necks not only to mock and entertain but also to fulfill a deep and widespread human and social need., In this lively work, Beatrice K. Otto takes us on a journey around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history-the court jester. Though not always clad in cap and bells, these witty, quirky characters crop up everywhere, from the courts of ancient China and the Mogul emperors of India to those of medieval Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. With a wealth of anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations (including flip art), Otto brings to light little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on people with power and position and placing otherwise remote historical figures in a more idiosyncratic, intimate light. Most of the work on the court jester has concentrated on Europe; Otto draws on previously untranslated classical Chinese writings and other sources to correct this bias and also looks at jesters in literature, mythology, and drama. Written with wit and humor, Fools Are Everywhere is the most comprehensive look at these roguish characters who risked their necks not only to mock and entertain but also to fulfill a deep and widespread human and social need.
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