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Feast of Fools
(Encyclopedia) Feast of Fools: see Fools, Feast of.Brant, Sebastian
(Encyclopedia) Brant, Brandt, or Brand, SebastianBrant, Brandt, or Brand, Sebastiansābäsˈtyän bränt [key], 1457–1521, German humanist and moralist. He taught law at the Univ. of Basel and in 1503…fool
(Encyclopedia) fool or court jester, a person who entertains with buffoonery and an often caustic wit. In all countries from ancient times and extending into the 18th cent., mental and physical…Kissing a Fool
Director:Doug EllinWriters:Doug Ellin and James Frey Director of Photography:Tom Del RuthEditor:David Finfer Music:Joseph VitarelliProduction Designer:Charles BreenProducers:Tag Mendillo,…Henry Fool
Director/Writer:Hal HartleyDirector of Photography:Michael SpillerEditor:Steve HamiltonMusic:Hal HartleyProduction Designer:Steve RosenzweigProducers:Larry Meistrich, Daniel J. Victor and…Fools Rush In
Director: Andy TennantWriter: Katherine RebackDirector of Photography:Robbie GreenbergEditor:Roger BondelliMusic:Alan SilvestriProduction Designer:Edward PisoniProducer:Doug DraizinColumbia;…Brewer's: Fool
In chess, the French call the “bishop” fou, and used to represent the piece in a fool's dress; hence, Regnier says, “Les fous sont aux échecs les plus proches des Rois” (14 Sat.). Fou is a…Brewer's: Fools
(French, fol, Latin, follis.) (1) The most celebrated court fools: (a) Dagonet, jester of King Arthur; Rayère, of Henry I.; Scogan, of Edward IV.; Thomas Killigrew, called “King Charles's…Barclay, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Barclay, AlexanderBarclay, Alexanderbärˈklē, –klā [key], 1475?–1552, Scottish clergyman and poet. Although the first to write pastoral eclogues in English, he is best known for The…Weise, Christian
(Encyclopedia) Weise, ChristianWeise, Christiankrĭsˈtyän vīˈzə [key], 1642–1708, German didactic poet and dramatist. He wrote more than 60 plays, many of them written for production in schools.…