A War of Fools: The Letters of Obscure Men- A Study of the Satire and the Satirized (New York University Ottendorfer Series) - Softcover

Sander, Volkmar

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3261047275 ISBN 13: 9783261047274

Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers, 1981

Synopsis

The main part of this study is a detailed analysis of the content of the Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum (EOV). It will identify the satirical devices which Crotus and Ulrich apply in their work. Furthermore, the structure of the work will be analyzed and it will be shown to what extent the epistolary tradition of antiquity and of the Middle Ages has influenced the form of these letters. Next, the treatment of the traditional medieval Seven Deadly Sins will be carefully examined in the text of the EOV. However, the study will focus its attention on the various methods with which Crotus and Ulrich satirize ignorance and literary barbarism. In doing so it will trace the humanist concept of ideal learning and it will show how the authors devised their caricature of ignorance in contrast with this high standard.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peter Lang International Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1981
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3261047275
• ISBN 13: 9783261047274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190