The Praise of Folly and the Limits of Satiric Licence
In this essay, I reconsider the proposition that Erasmus' The Praise of Folly is a satire—an attribution of genre that has long been treated as a truism. I argue that greater attention to several key sources can adjust our understanding of both the text and its kind. The article examines the e...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Brill
[2019]
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Erasmus studies
Год: 2019, Том: 39, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 217-241 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | CD Христианство и культура KAG Реформация |
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B The Praise of Folly B mordax B Reception B Genre B Juvenal B biting B Перенесение (католическая церковь) |
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| Итог: | In this essay, I reconsider the proposition that Erasmus' The Praise of Folly is a satire—an attribution of genre that has long been treated as a truism. I argue that greater attention to several key sources can adjust our understanding of both the text and its kind. The article examines the early reception of Folly's speech; a pivotal passage in the text itself; crucial translation choices; and Erasmus' reflections on both his creation and the nature of satire. I investigate the idea of the Praise as a satire not to quibble about generic designations but to bring into relief Erasmus' contribution to questions of creative licence during the Renaissance; in particular, the permissible scope of social critique, or how to approach the darker side of epideixis. |
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| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Erasmus studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18749275-03902001 |