Author: Steve Stern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A collection of Jewish stories, set in Europe and America, some presented with magic realism. Subjects include relations with Christians and conflict between religion and the secular.
The Wedding Jester
Author: Steve Stern
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A collection of Jewish stories, set in Europe and America, some presented with magic realism. Subjects include relations with Christians and conflict between religion and the secular.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
A collection of Jewish stories, set in Europe and America, some presented with magic realism. Subjects include relations with Christians and conflict between religion and the secular.
Fools and Jesters at the English Court
Author: John Southworth
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752479865
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Fools have been a feature of virtually every recorded culture in the history of civilization, making significant contributions to the development of early theatre and literary drama. This book offers a reign by reign chronicle of English court fools.
Publisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752479865
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Fools have been a feature of virtually every recorded culture in the history of civilization, making significant contributions to the development of early theatre and literary drama. This book offers a reign by reign chronicle of English court fools.
The Book of Mischief
Author: Steve Stern
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555970591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
"In the 25 years since [Stern] published his first book, younger Jewish writers have run with a similar shtick . . . But Stern was there first." —The Toronto Globe and Mail The Book of Mischief triumphantly showcases twenty-five years of outstanding work by one of our true masters of the short story. Steve Stern's stories take us from the unlikely old Jewish quarter of the Pinch in Memphis to a turn-of-thecentury immigrant community in New York; from the market towns of Eastern Europe to a down-at-the-heels Catskills resort. Along the way we meet a motley assortment of characters: Mendy Dreyfus, whose bungee jump goes uncannily awry; Elijah the prophet turned voyeur; and the misfit Zelik Rifkin, who discovers the tree of dreams. Perhaps it's no surprise that Kafka's cockroach also makes an appearance in these pages, animated as they are by instances of bewildering transformation. The earthbound take flight, the meek turn incendiary, the powerless find unwonted fame. Weaving his particular brand of mischief from the wondrous and the macabre, Stern transforms us all through the power of his brilliant imagination.
Publisher: Graywolf Press
ISBN: 1555970591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 493
Book Description
"In the 25 years since [Stern] published his first book, younger Jewish writers have run with a similar shtick . . . But Stern was there first." —The Toronto Globe and Mail The Book of Mischief triumphantly showcases twenty-five years of outstanding work by one of our true masters of the short story. Steve Stern's stories take us from the unlikely old Jewish quarter of the Pinch in Memphis to a turn-of-thecentury immigrant community in New York; from the market towns of Eastern Europe to a down-at-the-heels Catskills resort. Along the way we meet a motley assortment of characters: Mendy Dreyfus, whose bungee jump goes uncannily awry; Elijah the prophet turned voyeur; and the misfit Zelik Rifkin, who discovers the tree of dreams. Perhaps it's no surprise that Kafka's cockroach also makes an appearance in these pages, animated as they are by instances of bewildering transformation. The earthbound take flight, the meek turn incendiary, the powerless find unwonted fame. Weaving his particular brand of mischief from the wondrous and the macabre, Stern transforms us all through the power of his brilliant imagination.
Fools Are Everywhere
Author: Beatrice K. Otto
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640914
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
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.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226640914
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
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.
The Jester's Bells
Author: Carol E. Abraham
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059509791X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Events jolting and stirring, historic and whimsical, come to life thick and fast in The Jester's Bells. Filled with irony, satire, and caricature, it is the story of Carol Enid Abraham, a Depression Baby, growing up in Brooklyn during the lean, war-torn 1940s and the A-bomb scare of the 1950s. It reflects the pendulous swing of morals and ethics, gender and racial advances, radical religious thinking, inspired silliness and profound creativity that shaped her life, leaving permanent yet invisible scars. Live in the atmosphere of this vibrant, hard-charging century as her family comes full circle from its origin in the shtetls of Europe to an American generation of assimilation.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 059509791X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 734
Book Description
Events jolting and stirring, historic and whimsical, come to life thick and fast in The Jester's Bells. Filled with irony, satire, and caricature, it is the story of Carol Enid Abraham, a Depression Baby, growing up in Brooklyn during the lean, war-torn 1940s and the A-bomb scare of the 1950s. It reflects the pendulous swing of morals and ethics, gender and racial advances, radical religious thinking, inspired silliness and profound creativity that shaped her life, leaving permanent yet invisible scars. Live in the atmosphere of this vibrant, hard-charging century as her family comes full circle from its origin in the shtetls of Europe to an American generation of assimilation.
Building Christian Character
Author: Robin Wolfe
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
ISBN: 0743971035
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Promote Christian values through this collection of crafts, activities, stories, and Bible verses. Units include honoring God, respecting others, telling the truth, self-control, being kind, and more!
Publisher: Teacher Created Resources
ISBN: 0743971035
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Promote Christian values through this collection of crafts, activities, stories, and Bible verses. Units include honoring God, respecting others, telling the truth, self-control, being kind, and more!
The Little Jester
Author: Helena Olofsson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789129654998
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A young jester boy comes to a monastery, where he thanks the monks by juggling and creates a miracle.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789129654998
Category : Children's stories
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A young jester boy comes to a monastery, where he thanks the monks by juggling and creates a miracle.
The Frozen Rabbi
Author: Steve Stern
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616200529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Rabbi Eliezer ben Zephyr is inadvertently frozen in 1890 and, after being transported to twenty-first century Memphis, is accidently thawed by fifteen-year-old Bernie Karp, who begins to follow the rabbi's teachings with unforeseen consequences.
Publisher: Algonquin Books
ISBN: 1616200529
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
Rabbi Eliezer ben Zephyr is inadvertently frozen in 1890 and, after being transported to twenty-first century Memphis, is accidently thawed by fifteen-year-old Bernie Karp, who begins to follow the rabbi's teachings with unforeseen consequences.
The Jester's Magazine: Or, The Monthly Merrymaker
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Budget of Mirth, Or the Jester's Multhum in Parvo
Author: Flügel
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description