27. Tragedy, Comedy, and Jesters

2019-09-20

We're continuing our historical exploration behind the history of Spoooky Clowns this week with a dive into Greek theater traditions and the real proto-clown, the jester. This isn't our scariest episode yet, but stick with us. It will all make sense soon. Promo from Under The Shroud - Find them here: https://www.undertheshroud.com/ Also check out our buddies from Tone Deaf here: https://tonedeafmusical.com/ Most of the research for the episode came from these sources: Cartwright, Mark. “Ancient G...

We're continuing our historical exploration behind the history of Spoooky Clowns this week with a dive into Greek theater traditions and the real proto-clown, the jester. This isn't our scariest episode yet, but stick with us. It will all make sense soon.

Promo from Under The Shroud - Find them here: https://www.undertheshroud.com/

Also check out our buddies from Tone Deaf here: https://tonedeafmusical.com/

Most of the research for the episode came from these sources:

Cartwright, Mark. “Ancient Greek Theatre.” Ancient History Encyclopedia, 14 July 2016. https://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Theatre/

Maitland, Karen. “What Was Life like for a Court Jester?” History Extra, Mar. 2017. https://www.historyextra.com/period/medieval/what-was-life-like-for-a-court-jester/

Otto, Beatrice K. Fools Are Everywhere: the Court Jester around the World. University of Chicago Press, 2007. https://www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/640914.html

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