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The History of Court Fools
Introduction
简介： In the days of old, it happened that all Olympus was dull, and Zeus complained, yawning the while, that there was not a fool amongst the gods, with wit enough to keep the divine assembly alive, or to kill the members of it with laughter....
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1.
THE FOOL,—OF LEGEND AND ANTIQUITY.
2.
THE FOOL BY RIGHT OF OFFICE.
3.
THE FEMALE FOOLS.
4.
THE ORIENTAL “NOODLE.”
5.
ENGLISH MINSTREL AND JESTER.
6.
ENGLISH COURT FOOLS, FROM THE REIGN OF EDMUND IRONSIDE.
7.
THE COURT FOOLS OF FRANCE.
8.
JESTERS IN THE NORTHERN COURTS OF EUROPE.
9.
THE SPANISH JESTERS.
10.
THE FOOLS OF THE IMPERIAL AND MINOR COURTS OF GERMANY.
11.
THE JESTERS OF ITALY.
12.
JESTERS IN PRIESTS’ HOUSES.
13.
PRINCES WHO HAVE BEEN THEIR OWN FOOLS.