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Unveiling the nearly lost world of the court fools of eighteenth-century Germany, Dorinda Outram shows that laughter was an essential instrument of power. Outram's book is invaluable for giving us a vivid depiction of the court fool and especially for revealing how this figure can shed new light on the wielding of power in Enlightenment Europe.

Four Fools in the Age of Reason

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      Publisher: MP-VIR Uni of Virginia
      Publication Date: 4/30/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813942018, 978-0813942018
      ISBN10: 0813942012

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      Book Synopsis
      Unveiling the nearly lost world of the court fools of eighteenth-century Germany, Dorinda Outram shows that laughter was an essential instrument of power. Outram's book is invaluable for giving us a vivid depiction of the court fool and especially for revealing how this figure can shed new light on the wielding of power in Enlightenment Europe.

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