Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world
Otto, Beatrice K.2001
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This work takes us on a journey around the world in search of one of the most colourful characters in history - the court jester. With many anecdotes, jokes and quotations, the author brings to light little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on people with power.
Main title:
Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world / Beatrice K. Otto.
Author:
Imprint:
Chicago ; London : University of Chicago Press, c2001.
Collation:
xxiii, 420 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes:
Rev. of the author's thesis Cosmic caperers (doctoral--1996)Includes bibliographical references (p. 345-399) and index.
ISBN:
9780226640914
Dewey class:
792.7028792.702
Language:
English
BRN:
1260467