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An Image of the Times: An Irreverent Companion to Ben Jonson's Four Humours and the Art of Diplomacy

An Image of the Times: An Irreverent Companion to Ben Jonson's Four Humours and the Art of Diplomacy

Jergensen, Nils-Johan

Hardcover

Gifts & Stationery GeneralLiterary CriticismGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 1898823170
ISBN13: 9781898823179
Publisher: Renaissance Books
Published: Apr 30 2015
Pages: 216
Weight: 0.88
Height: 0.56 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Here is a witty and learned literary excursion into the world of humour and comic literature as revealed inter alia by the works of Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Oliver Goldsmith and Henry Fielding - leading in the second half to some glorious insights and observations provided by author's life experience in the world of diplomacy. It is a rich and fascinating mix of literary idiom, the theatre of the absurd and the comic element of the human condition.

Importantly, it does speak to the difficulties and dilemmas facing today's diplomatic missions as much as it has ever done - the necessary dance between reality and pragmatism, how the art of diplomacy often hinges on the quality of humour brought to bear in any particular context. As such, this thought-provoking text by a retired Norwegian ambassador could be said to offer a clever bridge between history, literature and diplomacy, creating a fascinating link between his prime sources and the world of the diplomat.

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