Download or read book The Court Jester Classic Reprint written by Cornelia Baker and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-07 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Court Jester You may think, and with reason, that turning handsprings was not a respectful thing to do when a lady, and above all a duchess, was talking. But Le Glorieux was the court jester, the fool, who when Charles the Bold, son Of the duchess, was living, was wont to make his master laugh. There fore his conduct and conversation as a rule were not what one could expect Of a sedate and dignified member Of society. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Jester Classic Reprint written by New Harmony High School and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Jester Why bother me, I ask? I care but for my books, And smiling is such a task, It really spoils your looks. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Jester written by Louis Spencer Daniel and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Jester: A Comedy Elegant Interior setting, John Mortimer's Room. Sir John Mortimer, outside, in hall enters on Servant's arm. Back center door. Easy! Easy now! E - asy! This confounded rheumatism, gout or lumbago or whatever they call it (to servant who supports him.) What did they say I had? - Eh? James: Oh - er - ah - consumption - er - ah (James' great peculiarity is a very ridiculous laugh, a sort of gigle, and when reproved he always denies that he laughed. "I was'nt laughing.") Sir John: Now what in the duece are thou laughing at? James: Oh sir - I - I wasn't laughing sir! Sir John: "The rheumatism!" Ha! Ha! Ha! Why, I am as hearty and as hale (tries to jump) Ah!-ah!-ah! here James - quick! James: (comes to his aid and helps him to chair) Ah - ha! ha! ha! ha! Sir John: What in the name of seven ages art thou laughing at? James: Er - ah - I - I wasn't laughing sir! Thou art too weak my lord. Sir John: "My lord," Thou hast been reading bad literature! To me thou must say - "Sir John!" And mind thee, do-not let me catch thee at any more of thy darned mockery. Thou shalt say, "Sir, dost thou hear sir?" James: (has not been paying much attention) Er - ah - dost thou hear sir? Sir John: Sir! James: Sir! Sir John: Oh thou blooming idiot! James: Sir! Sir John: Wilt thou be kind enough to remove - to remove - thyself from my presence, and stay out until thou art wanted? Go sir! (Laugh comic - Exit James) Oh - James! - James I say! About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Fools Are Everywhere written by Beatrice K. Otto and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-04 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Works of Victor Hugo Classic Reprint written by Victor Hugo and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-18 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Works of Victor Hugo These Greek capitals, black with age, and quite deeply graven in the stone, with I know not what signs peculiar to Gothic caligraphy imprinted upon their forms and upon their attitudes, as though with the purpose of revealing that it had been a hand of the Middle Ages which had inscribed them there, and especially the fatal and melancholy meaning contained in them, struck the author deeply. He questioned himself; he sought to divine who could have been that soul in torment which had not been willing to quit this world without leaving this stigma of crime or unhappi ness upon the brow of the ancient church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Court Jester Or Museum of Entertainment written by COURT JESTER. and published by . This book was released on 1771 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Guide to Reprints written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Jingles of a Jester Classic Reprint written by Charles T. Grilley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jingles of a Jester About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Jester Life and His Marionettes Classic Reprint written by Minna Thomas Antrim and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-26 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jester Life and His Marionettes Alack then, I fear I cannot help thee. For centuries, be tween thy forebears and Envy, there has been a deathless feud, which to this day burns as hotly as in the beginning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Court Jester Primary Source Edition written by Cornelia Baker and published by Nabu Press. This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
Download or read book Guide to Reprints written by Albert James Diaz and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 1220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Chance Hits Classic Reprint written by Norman H. Chance and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Chance Hits A merry heart doeth good like a medicine, according to Holy Writ and since the average American Sovereign may have mislaid his court jester, this volume will assist him in the process of being metamorphosed from a lean and hungry Cassius into a portly and plethoric Falstaff. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Jester written by John L. Clark and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-25 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Jester: Containing Nearly One Thousand Anecdotes, Conundrums, and Witticisms Industry must prosper, as the man said when holding the baby, while his wife chopped wood. A wag hearing that in 1830 the brewers eon sumed seven hundred thousand quarters of barley less than were used in 1730, and yet made a mil lion barrels more beer, asked very pertinently which had grown smaller, the barrels or the beer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Fools and Jesters in Literature Art and History written by Vicki K. Janik and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1998-05-21 with total page 571 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book Basile the Jester written by Joyce Emmerson Preston Muddock and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-05 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Basile the Jester: A Romance of the Days of Mary Queen of Scots 'Vive le Dauphin et la Reine d'Ecosse; long live the Dauphin and Queen of Scotland! Shout, good people! Blend your voices in one mighty burst of enthusiastic joy! Rend the air with the forcible expression of your feelings, for I vow this is the happiest day that has ever dawned on fair France. Huzza! shout, I say. Wherefore dost thou laugh at me, good master blacksmith? How do I know that thou art a blacksmith? Because thou hast a leathery smell, and the wrinkles of thy face and neck are like the furrows of a ploughed field - they are full of dirt. Nay, lose not thy temper, thou beater of iron and maker of horseshoes. I am as good a man as thou art. Huzza! Crack your lungs, dear people, for this is a right merry day. By my cap and bells, I vow I am so happy that I could e'en embrace that grimy blacksmith, though his face be somewhat uglier than yonder gargoyle.' Thus spoke Basile, a jester at the Court of Henry II. of France, as he cut merry antics, for the amusement of the people, in front of the great cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. The year is 1558; the time, April 24. The occasion, the marriage of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland, with Francis, the eldest son of Henry II. of France. The weather is glorious, and spring has touched all Nature with a wand of gold. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Download or read book Jester Vol 12 written by Columbia University and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Jester, Vol. 12: March 20, 1912 Very day during Varsity Show week we have discovered on the front page of Spectator a spread on the show, which is as it should be, for, at least to us literary men, who read Spectator, the show is the main event of the week. We have, however, yearly at this season wondered what would be the ideal form and tone for these articles to take. Is it best to praise everybody in turn, dividing the number of names on the program by the number of days in the week, and then exercising the editor's ingenuity in finding new terms of commendation? A chap to whose opinion we are always willing to listen, although not always moved to follow it, asserts that some such support is a debt of loyalty owed the show - Boost it during the week and then go ahead and knock it the Monday after if you want to. It seems to us, however, that this is hardly a fair thing for a paper to do unless it is generally understood that its praise is a matter of loyalty, but in that case it would hardly accomplish the end in view. Another plan which suggests itself is to have a different able critic review it every night; in that case the articles ought to be signed, for criticism, even of Varsity shows, is largely a personal matter. A third plan would be to limit the articles during the week to the news aspect of the Show what prominent professors and Others attended that night, what songs took best, what changes were made, what interesting accidents happened; in fact, anything which could not be written up before the Show actually took place that night. Then on the Monday after we could have one or more signed and serious reviews. We have pro pounded these queries in no Spirit of hostility or criticism, but merely in hope that they may form the tiny grains of dust around which student Opinion will crystallize, for we are convinced that the editors of Spectator will gladly put themselves to some pains to give the students what they want, if only the students will make up their minds as to what that is and then ask for it. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book The Masque 1893 written by Arthur C. Mack and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-14 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Masque, 1893: Phillips Academy It has been our aim to present in these pages a picture of the current school year, seen in its many and varied aspects. In fulfilling this wish it has been our pleasure to come before our readers not only as the court jester, but as the chronicler, the sage, and the minstrel. Through these leaves then, we pose before you in these impersona tions, ever trusting that our play will please its audience. Our aim has been to make these contents characteristic, and this quality we hope the book has attained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
