Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world / Beatrice K. Otto.
Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world / Beatrice K. Otto.
Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world / Beatrice K. Otto.
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
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N792.7028/4
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English
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xxiii, 420 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
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. Stultoru...
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Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
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Illinois
Date Published
c2001.
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"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, an...
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Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world / Beatrice K. Otto.
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Rev. of the author's thesis Cosmic caperers (doctoral--1996)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-399) and index.
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c2001.
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N792.7028/4
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74Vvkmg4mrOM
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0226640914 :
9780226640914 (alk. paper)
0226640914 (alk. paper)
9780226640914 :
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792.7028
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991013799279702626
