The Fool His Social And Literary History
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Clowns Fools and Picaros
Author | : David Robb |
Publsiher | : Rodopi |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Drama |
ISBN | : 9789042023406 |
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By its very nature the clown, as represented in art, is an interdisciplinary phenomenon. In whichever artform it appears - fiction, drama, film, photography or fine art - it carries the symbolic association of its usage in popular culture, be it ritual festivities, street theatre or circus. The clown, like its extended family of fools, jesters, picaros and tricksters, has a variety of functions all focussed around its status and image of being "other." Frequently a marginalized figure, it provides the foil for the shortcomings of dominant discourse or the absurdities of human behaviour. Clowns, Fools and Picaros represents the latest research on the clown, bringing together for the first time studies from four continents: Europe, America, Africa and Asia. It attempts to ascertain commonalities, overlaps and differences between artistic expressions of the "clownesque" from these various continents and genres, and above all, to examine the role of the clown in our cultures today. This volume is of interest for scholars of political and comic drama, film and visual art as well as scholars of comparative literature and anthropology.
Performing Marginality
Author | : Joanne R. Gilbert |
Publsiher | : Wayne State University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 0814328032 |
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An academic study of stand-up comedy performed by females. This will aid in the understanding of power structures in our society.
Patterns in Shakespearian Tragedy
Author | : Irving Ribner |
Publsiher | : Psychology Press |
Total Pages | : 232 |
Release | : 2005 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0415353262 |
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Exploring man's relation to his universe and the way in which it seeks to postulate a moral order, this title identifies Shakespeare's development of this concept and the ways in which he presented it as a growth in moral vision.
Fools and Jesters in Literature Art and History
Author | : Vicki K. Janik |
Publsiher | : Bloomsbury Publishing USA |
Total Pages | : 571 |
Release | : 1998-05-21 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780313033575 |
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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.
A Literary History of Cambridge
Author | : Graham Chainey |
Publsiher | : CUP Archive |
Total Pages | : 388 |
Release | : 1995-07-27 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 052147681X |
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A new edition of the first full account of Cambridge's rich literary associations over five centuries.
The Cambridge History of European Romantic Literature
Author | : Patrick Vincent |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 687 |
Release | : 2023-11-09 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781108497060 |
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Examining Romanticism's pan-European circulation of people, ideas, and texts, this history re-analyses the period and Britain's place in it.