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Takes us around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history - the court jester. This work includes anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations that shed light on little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on the head honchos of history.

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"Through anecdotes, historical details, analyses, and commentary, Otto brilliantly delineates the court jester, and quotations and illustrations do much to enhance this eminently readable text." - Library Journal"

Fools Are Everywhere

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    A Paperback / softback by Beatrice K. Otto

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      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 1 August 2007
      ISBN-13 9780226640921
      978-0226640921
      ISBN-10 0226640922
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      Entertainment Other performing arts History Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Takes us around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history - the court jester. This work includes anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations that shed light on little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on the head honchos of history.

      Trade Review
      "Through anecdotes, historical details, analyses, and commentary, Otto brilliantly delineates the court jester, and quotations and illustrations do much to enhance this eminently readable text." - Library Journal"

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