Gracioso
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The gracioso (pronounced: [ɡɾaˈθjoso]) is a clown or jester in Spanish comedy of the 16th century. Clarín, the clown in Pedro Calderón de la Barca's Life is a dream is recognized as a gracioso.
Northrop Frye identified him as a type of tricky slave.
References
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- Gracioso entry in the Dictionnaire International des Termes Littéraires.
- Notes on Maurice Ravel's Alborada Del Gracioso.
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