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An edition of Fools are everywhere (2001)

Fools are everywhere

the court jester around the world

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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, and the Americas.

Throughout history, they have lampooned anything and anyone deemed sacrosanct - religion and its representatives, self-important scholars, officials, and corrupt, lazy rulers. With a wealth of anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations, Otto brings to light little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on people of power and position. In the process she sheds a more idiosyncratic, intimate light on some of the most important figures in world history."--BOOK JACKET.

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University of Chicago Press
Language
English
Pages
420

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Subjects

Fools and jesters, Cross-cultural studies, History

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Fools Are Everywhere: The Court Jester around the World
August 1, 2007, University Of Chicago Press
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Fools are everywhere: the court jester around the world
2001, University of Chicago Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-399) and index.
Rev. of the author's thesis Cosmic caperers (doctoral--1996)

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Chicago
Genre
Cross-cultural studies.

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Dewey Decimal Class
792.7/028
Library of Congress
GT3670 .O77 2001, GT3670.O77 2001

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Pagination
xxiii, 420 p. :
Number of pages
420

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OL6787580M
Internet Archive
foolsareeverywhe0000otto
ISBN 10
0226640914
LCCN
00044706
OCLC/WorldCat
44425502
Library Thing
660351
Goodreads
571589

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The jester is an elusive character.
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