Abstract
The earliest recorded humorists in the Chinese literary corpus were the huaji (guji). Their role was somewhat like European court jesters but since there were also significant differences, the term huaji-ists is preferred. Compared with their European counterparts, the Chinese jesters were well educated and often employed on equal terms with other officials. They were not acrobats or musicians, who were of inferior social status.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Humor Studies |
Editors | Salvatore Attardo |
Place of Publication | U.S. |
Publisher | Sage |
Pages | 346-347 |
Number of pages | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781483346175 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781412999090 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Chinese language
- humor
- language and languages