Fools are everywhere (The court jester around the world)
Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Espanya peninsular
- Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
- ISBN13 9780226640914
- ISBN10 0226640914
- Tipus LLIBRE
- Pàgines 419
- Any Edició 2001
- Encuadernació Tela
Fools are everywhere (The court jester around the world)
Editorial THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO PRESS
Espanya peninsular
Detalls del llibre
"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.