Sinner, Saint and Jester. A Trilogy ... Comprising The Snare, The Strolling Saint, The Shame of Motley
Author : Rafael Sabatini
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Release : 1954
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Author : Rafael Sabatini
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File Size : 20,43 MB
Release : 1954
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Author : Rafael Sabatini
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Page : pages
File Size : 21,34 MB
Release : 1954
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Author : Beatrice K. Otto
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 35,26 MB
Release : 2001-04
Category : History
ISBN : 0226640914
In this lively work, Beatrice K. Otto takes us on a journey around the world in search of one of the most colorful characters in history—the court jester. Though not always clad in cap and bells, these witty, quirky characters crop up everywhere, from the courts of ancient China and the Mogul emperors of India to those of medieval Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and the Americas. With a wealth of anecdotes, jokes, quotations, epigraphs, and illustrations (including flip art), Otto brings to light little-known jesters, highlighting their humanizing influence on people with power and position and placing otherwise remote historical figures in a more idiosyncratic, intimate light. Most of the work on the court jester has concentrated on Europe; Otto draws on previously untranslated classical Chinese writings and other sources to correct this bias and also looks at jesters in literature, mythology, and drama. Written with wit and humor, Fools Are Everywhere is the most comprehensive look at these roguish characters who risked their necks not only to mock and entertain but also to fulfill a deep and widespread human and social need.
Author : Rafael Sabatini
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Page : 339 pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release : 2021-07-21
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Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 - 13 February 1950) was an Italian-English writer of romance ... Sinner, Saint And Jester: A Trilogy in Romantic Adventure (omnibus comprising The Snare, The Strolling Saint and The Shame of Motley, 1954) ...tley, 1954) ...
Author : British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 49,44 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Books
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Author : British museum. Dept. of printed books
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Page : 496 pages
File Size : 19,76 MB
Release : 1931
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Author : British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books
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Page : 1238 pages
File Size : 35,57 MB
Release : 1967
Category : English imprints
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Author : Rafael Sabatini
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Page : pages
File Size : 27,58 MB
Release : 1954
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Page : 964 pages
File Size : 29,59 MB
Release : 1953
Category : American literature
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A world list of books in the English language.
Author : Rafael Sabatini
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Page : 406 pages
File Size : 19,92 MB
Release : 2020-04-17
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The Strolling Saint, first published in 1913, is a swashbuckler romance set in 16th century Italy. There is a strong underlying theme of religious hypocrisy, as the main character is forced into a career in the clergy, before having to fight the church to regain his inheritance.