A motley bunch of jokers in the pack; Fools And Jesters At The English Court. By John Southworth (Sutton Publ ishing, pounds 20). Reviewed by Richard Edmonds.

From: The Birmingham Post (England) | Date: May 30, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Most people's ideas of a court jester will lead back immediately to Shakespeare.

There is, for example, the pathos of the Fool in King Lear to whom the king was "nuncle".

Then there are the drolleries of Feste in Twelfth Night and Touchstone in As You Like It .

But these are representative fools used in the drama to point up one aspect of the play or another. Without any doubt Shakespeare would have certainly known of the fools, clowns or comedians who have been part of every culture since time immemorial and h e knew Will Kempe who was a performer, a funny man but ...

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