1st millennium BCE, Europe, fictive fool, Greek, primary source, quotes
We will be featuring proverbs and quotations highlighting the fact that fools often have a capacity to hit the nail on the head. Here, from an unexpected source, a passing comment in Christopher Logue’s superb rendition of several books of Homer’s Iliad....
3rd millennium BCE, bibliography, English, Greece, Greek, journal paper, Mesopotamia, Middle East, primary source, research
‘When did professional jesters become a part of civilized society, and in particular a part of court and temple personnel?’ (p. 187)Maddalena Rumor’s paper poses a big question and moots the possibility of an early start to the jester as a...
