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Literature as Folly, 2002.
An essay which shows that literature creates false expectations in society as expressed by the neo-classical works of "A Tale of a Tub", by Johnathan Swift, "Vanity of Human Wishes" by Samuel Johnson and "The English Malady" by George Cheyne.
1,633 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 53.95
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The paper shows that by providing readers with a realm based solely on the imagination, authors are able to manipulate reality through literature, creating unattainable expectations in society. The paper examines three examples illustrating this in the Augustan Age: "A Tale of a Tub" by Jonathan Swift, "The Vanity of Human Wishes", by Samuel Johnson, and "The English Malady" by George Cheyne. The paper describes how each work uses a different mode to express and effectively critique the inflated significance placed on intellect and the written word that both caused and resulted from the print explosion of the neo-classical period. It shows how all three writers voice a realization that the materialistic Empire was falling into a downward spiral from the spiritual and moral decay initiated by the overindulgence in the luxuries of excess.
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"In section two of this work, Swift uses the metaphor of three brothers who abandon the principles of their father?s will at the whim of current fashion to convey the movement of literature from its classical roots to the image based ?tailor deity.? As the brothers deface the coats, that were the only legacy left to them by their father, they are metaphorically distorting classical literature which was their predecessors sole method of preserving their wisdom for posterity. Therefore, any reader coming into the sphere of this type of influence would be accepting knowledge with no basis in the accepted archetype or tradition of human understanding."
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Raphael Hythloday vs. Folly, 2004.
A character comparison of Thomas More's Raphael Hythloday in "Utopia" versus Erasmus's use of Folly as a narrator and character in "The Praise of Folly".
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The use of Raphael Hythloday and Folly, although both spring from documents that attempt to highlight a truth about ?real? society through the construction of fictional worlds, differ substantially in the way that these characters are used in their respective Christian tales. This paper explains that, while Folly is a allegorical name whose title represents his character and the world he is located within, Raphael Hythloday functions in a more multi-faceted fashion as an ?everyman? and also an idealized conception and model for the reader to follow through Utopia. It shows how Folly is all the reader aspires not to be, while Raphael Hythloday is a guide.
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"The differences between these two characters is primarily evidenced by the fact that More attempts to construct a genuine Utopian vision, while Erasmus? work uses his titular character to take the reader on his satirical vision through a world even more wrong-headed than the true world. Although both men were colleagues and Christians, these two individual?s ways of expressing their mutual dislike with the current state of Christianity in the political environment around them had a completely different narrative and tonal gloss than the other author?s and Christian?s vision. More perceives idealism, with certain gentle notes of humor to be the best way to guide a Christian reader to truth. Erasmus sees a scathing wit to be the best way of forcing the reader to look within him or herself and apply a critical eye upon his or her character."
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Folly and Philosophy, 2002.
Compares the character of Folly In Erasmus' "Praise Of Folly" to the character of philosophy in Boethius' "Consolation Of Philosophy."
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Through the use of ironic humor and logical wisdom, the two writers present the misconceptions and reality associated with human wisdom, mocking the perceptions of humans in their so called wisdom by devaluing materialism in face of spirituality.
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Proverbs: Wisdom and Folly, 2002.
A look at proverbs and the concepts of wisdom and folly.
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This paper examines the concepts of wisdom and folly in the Biblical book, "Proverbs". It identifies the definitions of wisdom and folly in "Proverbs". Then it compares and contrast the two terms.
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'March of Folly' and 'Fog of War', 2007.
This paper discusses the writer's reaction to Barbara Tuchman's 'March of Folly' and the movie 'Fog of War'.
1,261 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that Barbara Tuchman's 'March of Folly' and the movie 'Fog of War' provide different historical lenses with which to view contemporary problems and issues. The writer explores each of the projects and shares reactions to them in a personal manner. The writer notes that it is important to learn from the past so that society can avoid making the same mistakes in the future and one of the ways that this can be avoided is to understand contemporary issues and how they impact the world. The writer concludes that in Barbara Tuchman's 'March of Folly' and the movie 'Fog of War' one can obtain a sense of contemporary problems as well as the importance of understanding history in the effort to avoid repeating mistakes.
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Introduction
Fog of War
Conclusion
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"This man was brilliant. He was supposed to be someone who could look at a problem and produce the best solution. If that was possible he would have surely advised against the wars that he helped improve."
"The one thing the film and the book do have in common is the repeated evidence that history will repeat itself.
McNamara went through World War II and presumably saw from that experience that war should be avoided at most costs, however, he was more than willing to advise during the Vietnam conflict."
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The Folly of the Clergy, 2002.
An analysis of "A Praise of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus.
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The paper analyzes "A Praise of Folly", written in 1509, which expresses the views of Desiderius Erasmus toward such topics as the church, humanism and the clergy. The paper shows how Erasmus is of the opinion that popes, cardinals, priests, and monks gave in to their human temptations and did not live up to the example set by Christ.
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"He expressed his views through The Praise of Folly, a book that is about a muse named Folly, who acts as the vehicle through which Erasmus criticizes the church. Erasmus wrote the book to express humanist views and to criticize much of society. The book uses examples of the clergy?s misdeeds to show how they cannot control their human weaknesses and demonstrated how they are not living up to Christ?s example."
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"Praise Of Folly" by Desiderius Erasmus, 1991.
A critical analysis of the 16th century satirical work on human folly.
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"Introduction
This paper is concerned with Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus. Johan Huizinga considered it as the one composition for which Erasmus was destined to be immortal, and apparently he was right, for this work is the one for which Erasmus is the most noted in the twentieth century. The idea for this book came to him in 1509, while he was traveling across the Alps on the way from Italy to England. Erasmus composed it in a short time while he was staying at the residence of Sir Thomas More, to whom it is dedicated, with a playful suggestion of appropriateness because moros means "fool."
The fools of Erasmus were those pilloried by the medieval preachers and moralists such as Geiler of Keyersburg and Sebastian Brand, who gathered in his Ship of Fools all those whom..."
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Female Folly, 2002.
Explains how Owen Wister and C.S. Lewis define their beliefs about women within the characters which they created in "The Virginian" and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe".
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This paper examines how Owen Wister and C.S. Lewis utilize their characters in the novels "The Virginian" and "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" to narrate their ideas about erroneous female ambition and the "proper" roles women are destined to occupy in order to achieve happiness.
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"Battles are ugly when women fight,? notes Father Christmas to Lucy in the children?s story, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (Lewis 119). Since Lewis created Narnia, and Wister the Virginian, there has been speculation that each wrote with a misogynistic mindset. While the authors disguised their views in fairy tales and fiction, each displayed what could be interpreted as ideas regarding women being inferior to men. Lewis uses symbolism to depict his Christian beliefs in his tale of English children, while Wister imagined a heroic cowboy?s adventures in Wyoming. Each author speaks through his characters; depending on them to articulate certain notions about society. Lewis capitalizes on his portrayal of the White Witch as an evil woman and Wister utilizes Molly to make remarks about ?appropriate? female behavior."
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The Follies of Falstaff, 2008.
An analysis of William Shakespeare's character Sir John Falstaff.
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This paper examines how Falstaff is surely one of literature's most intriguing and comical characters and how he is quite the likable character in spite of all his weaknesses. More specifically, the paper looks at how, although Falstaff is often drunk, a notorious liar, a thief, and a braggart, we still find him standing in a positive light and as such an appealing addition to the plays "Henry IV" and "The Merry Wives of Windsor".
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"Fat and lazy Falstaff irritates Poins (another companion of Sir John's) to no end. It even leads to a mask of his laziness with Poins untying Falstaff's horse and allowing it to wander to the top of the hill. And as Falstaff whines and threatens the absent Poins, Prince Hal unleashes at Sir John saying, "Peace, ye fat-kidneyed rascal!" (Henry 2.2 5). An elaboration of Falstaff's portly appearance overcasts his rage and laziness. Falstaff would rather go hang Poins than to go fetch his horse. His anger overtakes his laziness and yet both are masked well by Prince Hal's blunt remark at his weight. Shakespeare uses comedic timing and a blunt and probably true remark to cast a humorous light upon the play blocking us from making too harsh a judgment on poor, fat Falstaff. Even today we use portly characters to make light of situations, although with today's political correctness and everyone is a winner attitude it has diminished slightly."
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Two Contrasting Characters.
This paper compares Thomas More's tour guide, Raphael Hythloday, of ?Utopia?, and Erasmus's teacher of rhetoric, Folly, in ?The Praise of Folly?.
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This paper explains that Erasmus?s Folly narrates the story, attempting to harshly instruct the reader about different kinds of folly in the manner of a discerning, dissecting orator, whereas, More?s Raphael Hythloday speaks as a humble, ordinary man of an extraordinary place, Utopia. The author points out that both characters, although functionally different, have an allegorical quality to their naming; Raphael is named after an angel, and Hythloday means 'sweetness all day' in Latin. The paper relates that both More and Erasmus wrote their works to highlight what they disliked about religious and moral life of their time; but, through the use of different techniques, one showed what was wrong through irony and dissection, and the other showed what a better life would be like by stressing how different it was from the real present.
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"More the author may be writing as a critic, but Raphael Hythloday has transcended the office of critic in the universe he inhabits, while Erasmus? Folly is still dwelling in the world of the intended reader. This is another reason why More may have chosen to narrate Utopia, not purely using Raphael?s voice, but using his angelic character as kind of a guide. In contrast, Erasmus writes very much as a satirist or critic out of the Latin school of rhetoric, where orators use irony to deflate the follies of the individuals in the world around the reader. ?Tell me by Jupiter,? Folly says at numerous occasions, as if he is assuming the persona of the Roman speaker, or a teacher of the classics."
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Jane Austen's Social Satire, 2007.
This paper discusses how radical Jane Austen's social satire is in "Northanger Abbey".
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In this article, the writer discusses that although the literary genre of satire, whether politically or socially oriented, is often associated with liberal politics, Jane Austen's novel "Northanger Abbey" demonstrates that satire can also be fundamentally conservative in its political and social aims. The writer points out that Austen's satire in the form of a novel upholds conventional English notions about gender, literature, class, and social mobility by demonstrating the folly that occurs when female propriety, the correct attitude to literature, and class boundaries are transgressed. The writer concludes that Austen frowns upon anything that is disruptive or might change the English social and religious author as eulogized so eloquently by the character Henry.
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"The correct way to read gothic novels is in moderation, neither at the extremes of belief or disbelief of Catherine or Thorpe, and never as models of how society could or should function. Catherine misreads novels because she is immoderately seeped in female influence, in her books and friendships, and John Thorpe misreads novels because he does not care about the arts, good manners or refinement, and is merely trying to elevate his class and financial status through marriage--social mobility through marriage and an ostentatious appearance of course is another sin for Austen. Austen only approves of the sober, male judgment and upholding of class, religious, a moderate but approving attitude towards the arts, and national values, as espoused in the views of Henry."
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Characters on the Fringe: Are They More Intriguing?, 2001.
An examination of literary characters who are regarded as "outsiders" shying away from the norms of society and a proposition by the author of this paper that it is this behavior that makes these characters so interesting.
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In this paper the author presents the idea that in literature, those who live on the fringe of society are often the most intriguing. In pursuing this idea, the author examines what he contends are three of the most notable ?outsider? characters in modern literature; John Steinbeck?s Cathy/Kate in ?East of Eden?; Albert Camus? Meursault in ?The Stranger?, and Septimus Smith in Virginia Woolf?s, ?Mrs. Dalloway?.
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?However, he clings to live at the end, remembering his mother?s ?fiance?? and her desire to start over again even at her old age. He finally opens himself up to the tender indifference of the world. For him to feel less alone, he wishes for a great many spectators at his execution, and that they greet him with cries of hate. For Meursault sees that in his isolation to the rest of the world that he certainly is guilty. For Camus, Meursault is the epitome of existentialism and the folly of humanity, and the absurdity of life.?
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"Lucky Jim" by Kingsley Amis, 2000.
An examination of the characters, style, dialogue and humor in a novel critiquing British society and human folly.
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"Kingsley Amis's 1953 novel Lucky Jim is a book meant to make us laugh at the absurdities of many of the people that we make while at the same time assuring us that there the small and downtrodden can come out ahead. In this novel, he tells a tale that we all want to hear, which is that sometimes the good guys win just because they are the good guys.
Amis, born in 1922, has made his focus as a novelist the creation of a humorous but highly critical look at British society, especially in the period following the end of World War II in 1945. Born in London, England, he was educated at Saint John's College, at the University of Oxford and his first novel and the subject of this paper, Lucky Jim was a bitingly satirical story of an unheroic young college instructor.
The book influenced a group of British playwrights and novel..."
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"The Taming Of The Shrew" and "As You Like It" by William Shakespeare, 2000.
An examination of the follies, difficulties, challenges and conflicts of search for love in relationships in the two plays.
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"In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, the character of Lysander expresses the idea that "the course of true love never did run smooth" (I.i.134), and this represents a theme the runs through many of Shakespeare's plays and indeed through much of world literature. The statement itself embodies several ideas. First, it assumes that there is such a thing as true love and that it is a conception based on the idea that two people are literally meant for each other. Second, it states that these two people, though meant for each other, may have to endure a good deal before they can actually achieve the love they feel. Shakespeare works these ideas through in several of his works, including The Taming of the Shrew and As You Like It, in each of which there are various pairings reflecting different aspects of love and relationships."
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William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream", 2006.
This paper analyzes the use of comedy in William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" as presented in the play-within-a-play, 'The Most Lamentable Comedy and Most Cruel Death of Pyramus and Thisby', in Act V.
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This paper describes William Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream as preposterous, and arsy-versy. The author points out that, by using the rude mechanicals, Shakespeare seems to be arguing that arsy-versy can turn even the most lamentable tragedy into a roaring comedy. The paper relates that an example of arsy-versy of one of the rude mechanicals is called Snug the Joiner, whose rhetoric is so slow and disjointed that he asks for his lines written in advance. The author also then discusses Titania as an example of preposterousnous, explaining that she is the fairy goddess who falls deeply in love with Bottom despite his having an ass for a head of which he is unaware. The paper concludes that the backwards reaction to the events of the play-within-the-play points to Shakespeare's message that people are insensitive to their own follies and yet are very perceptive of the same follies found in others.
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"As the play begins, the preposterousness of the presentation is immediately shown in the prologue, which the rude mechanicals took great care to write so as not to offend the court. Peter Quince's delivery of the prologue presents a message opposite from the intended one. "If we offend, it is with our good will," he says, unfortunately telling the court that his intent is to offend. "All for your delight," he later says, "we are not here". The players then continue to present their play in a rather backwards manner; by making it crystal clear to the court that what they see in front of them isn't real."
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