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Four Fools in the Age of Reason

- Laughter, Cruelty, and Power in Early Modern Germany

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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.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813942018
  • Bindende:
  • Hardback
  • Sider:
  • 184
  • Utgitt:
  • 30. april 2019
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 235x160x21 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 382 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: Ukjent

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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.

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