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Fools are everywhere : the court jester around the world / Beatrice K. Otto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Otto, Beatrice K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fools and jesters--History.
- Fools and jesters.
- Fools and jesters--Cross-cultural studies.
- History.
- Genre:
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 420 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2001]
- Summary:
- AcknowledgmentsPrologue: The Number of Fools Is Infinite1. Facets of the Fool2. The Scepter and the Bauble3. In Risu Veritas, or Many a True Word Spoken in Jest4. Overstepping the Mark: The Limits of His License5. Religion, Erudition, and Irreverence6. All the World's a Stage7. Stultorum Plena Sunt Omnia, or Fools Are EverywhereEpilogue: Future Fooling?Appendix: Table of Named JestersGlossary of Chinese CharactersList of AbbreviationsNotesBibliographyIllustration CreditsIndex
- Notes:
- "Rev. of the author's thesis Cosmic caperers (doctoral--1996)"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-399) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226640914
- OCLC:
- 44425502
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