Title: Playing the fool
Subtitle: subversive laughter in troubled times
First published: 2009
Subjects: Language, Political aspects, Political aspects of Laughter, Fools and jesters, History and criticism, Political aspects of Fools and jesters, Political satire, Political science, Laughter, More, thomas, sir, saint, 1478-1535, Bacon, francis, 1561-1626, Burton, robert, 1577-1640, Bayle, pierre, 1647-1706, Franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790, Gibbon, edward, 1737-1794, Political satire, history and criticism
People: Edward Gibbon (1737-1794), Thomas More Sir, Saint (1478-1535), Francis Bacon (1561-1626), Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), Robert Burton (1577-1640)
LC classification: PN6149.P64 L47 2009