The Fool and the Clown in Western Culture and Literature: Homo Sapiens is a fascinating description of these two perennial figures in European and North American history, folklore, theatre, literature, arts, and popular culture.
The Fool and the Clown in Western Culture and Literature: Homo Sapiens is a fascinating description of these two perennial figures in European and North American history, folklore, theatre, literature, arts, and popular culture.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Svetozar Poti¿ is Associate Professor of Philology at Vilnius University in Lithuania. He is the author of books about Bakhtin, Montaigne, American Culture, and the Russian Revolution in Serbian, as well as Seven Russian Archetypes: Recurring Types in Russian History and Culture (Wipf and Stock, 2023).
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Acknowledgement Introduction Brief Literature Review Scope and Aim of this Book Part I. Folly in History and Culture 1. The Fool The Meaning and Origin of the Fool The Silly Fool The Serendipitous Fool The Wise Fool The Jester The Holy Fool A Note on the Link between Creativity and Madness 2. The Clown Definition and Origin of the Clown Clowns in Modern Performances The Circus Clown The Happy Clown and the Sad Clown The Evil Clown The Buffoon The Trickster or the Prankster Collective Clowning A Note on Humor and Comedic Performance II. Folly in Literature and Drama From Panurge to Félicité The Grotesque and the Absurd Clown 3. Shakespearean Fool Communal Practices, Popular Entertainment, and Shakespeare's Jovial Players From the Rustic Clown to the Wise Fool Shakespeare's Ship of Fools and the Death of the Fool 4. Dostoevsky's Buffoons and Pranksters Russian Folly and Dostoevsky Humor and Satire in Dostoevsky's Works Buffoons and Pranksters in The Possessed 5. Beckett's Pitiful Clowns The Absurd Theatre Clown Humor and Comedy in Beckett's Work Vladimir and Estragon as a Consummate Pseudocouple 6. Fictional Fools from Shakespeare to Beckett The Transcendent Function of the Fool and the Clown Index
Acknowledgement Introduction Brief Literature Review Scope and Aim of this Book Part I. Folly in History and Culture 1. The Fool The Meaning and Origin of the Fool The Silly Fool The Serendipitous Fool The Wise Fool The Jester The Holy Fool A Note on the Link between Creativity and Madness 2. The Clown Definition and Origin of the Clown Clowns in Modern Performances The Circus Clown The Happy Clown and the Sad Clown The Evil Clown The Buffoon The Trickster or the Prankster Collective Clowning A Note on Humor and Comedic Performance II. Folly in Literature and Drama From Panurge to Félicité The Grotesque and the Absurd Clown 3. Shakespearean Fool Communal Practices, Popular Entertainment, and Shakespeare's Jovial Players From the Rustic Clown to the Wise Fool Shakespeare's Ship of Fools and the Death of the Fool 4. Dostoevsky's Buffoons and Pranksters Russian Folly and Dostoevsky Humor and Satire in Dostoevsky's Works Buffoons and Pranksters in The Possessed 5. Beckett's Pitiful Clowns The Absurd Theatre Clown Humor and Comedy in Beckett's Work Vladimir and Estragon as a Consummate Pseudocouple 6. Fictional Fools from Shakespeare to Beckett The Transcendent Function of the Fool and the Clown Index
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