A Social History of the Fool
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2015
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Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-29998-0 (ISBN)
Faber & Faber (Verlag)
978-0-571-29998-0 (ISBN)
'Historian and actress Sandra Billington takes us on an entertaining, illuminating and extremely informative journey. But, as Sandra Billington shows in this superb study, the Fool has been with us far longer, and has worn many guises: village idiot and sophisticated comedian, embodiment of Satan and God's own jester.
'Historian and actress Sandra Billington takes us on an entertaining, illuminating and extremely informative journey. This unique book is essential reading for all serious fools and clowns.' Mike Leigh
Who is the Fool and what does he mean to us? Pre-1900 scholars thought him a Renaissance fashion, a continental import of note in the British Isles only between 1486 and the 1630s, per his appearances in Shakespeare. But, as Sandra Billington shows in this superb study, the Fool has been with us far longer, and has worn many guises: village idiot and sophisticated comedian, embodiment of Satan and God's own jester.
'Historian and actress Sandra Billington takes us on an entertaining, illuminating and extremely informative journey. This unique book is essential reading for all serious fools and clowns.' Mike Leigh
Who is the Fool and what does he mean to us? Pre-1900 scholars thought him a Renaissance fashion, a continental import of note in the British Isles only between 1486 and the 1630s, per his appearances in Shakespeare. But, as Sandra Billington shows in this superb study, the Fool has been with us far longer, and has worn many guises: village idiot and sophisticated comedian, embodiment of Satan and God's own jester.
Sandra Billington was Lecturer and Reader in Renaissance Theatre at the University of Glasgow from 1979 to 2003, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1998 to 2005. A Social History of the Fool won the Folklore Society's Katharine Briggs Folklore Award in 1984.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.3.2015 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 135 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 222 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Sozialgeschichte | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-571-29998-9 / 0571299989 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-571-29998-0 / 9780571299980 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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