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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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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9780813942018
  • Indbinding:
  • Hardback
  • Sideantal:
  • 184
  • Udgivet:
  • 30. april 2019
  • Størrelse:
  • 235x160x21 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 382 g.
  • 8-11 hverdage.
  • 21. november 2024

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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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