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“Worthless Idiot, Donkey Head”: Parodies of Pedantry on the Renaissance Stage — The Public Domain Review
Pompous know-it-alls were once a mainstay of mockery on the Italian stage. Arnoud Visser investigates this stock character of the pedant and his association with individual superiority, social distinction, and sexual transgression, finding a form of satire that took aim at the Renaissance humanist’s erudition and lofty ideals.
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