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Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook Hardcover - 1998

by Vicki K. Janik (Editor)


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Jesters and fools have existed as important and consistent figures in nearly all cultures. Sometimes referred to as clowns, they are typological characters who have conventional roles in the arts, often using nonsense to subvert existing order. But fools are also a part of social and religious history, and they frequently play key roles in the rituals that support and shape a society's system of beliefs. This reference book includes alphabetically arranged entries for approximately 60 fools and jesters from a wide range of cultures. Included are entries for performers from American popular culture, such as Woody Allen, Mae West, Charlie Chaplin, and the Marx Brothers; literary characters, such as Shakespeare's Falstaff, Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel, and Singer's Gimpel; and cultural and mythological figures, such as India's Birbal, the American circus clown, the Native American Coyote, Taishu Engeki of Japan, Hephaestus, Loki the Norse fool, schlimiels and schlimazels, and the drag queen. The entries, written by expert contributors, are critical as well as informative. Each begins with a biographical, artistic, religious, or historical background section, which places the subject within a larger cultural and historical context. A description and analysis follow. This section may include a discussion of the fool's appearance, gender role, ethical and moral roles, social function, and relationship to such themes as nature, time, and mortality. The entry then discusses the critical reception of the subject and concludes with an extensive bibliography of general works.

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  • Title Fools and Jesters in Literature, Art, and History: A Bio-Bibliographical Sourcebook
  • Author Vicki K. Janik (Editor)
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st
  • Pages 576
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Date 1998-05-21
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index
  • ISBN 9780313297854 / 0313297851
  • Weight 2.21 lbs (1.00 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.44 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 3.66 cm)
  • Reading level 1380
  • Library of Congress subjects Drama - Bio-bibliography, Comedians - Biography
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 97033144
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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  • American Reference Bks Annual, 01/01/1999, Page 397

About the author

VICKI K. JANIK is Assistant Professor of English at the State University of New York at Farmingdale, where she teaches courses in Shakespeare, drama, comparative mythology, drama, and other topics.
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