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- Title
The Fool's Pedagogy: Jesting for Liminal Learning.
- Authors
McDonough, Timothy
- Abstract
The article discusses the pedagogical use of the fool in literary works. The author references the character Falstaff from "King Henry IV," by playwright William Shakespeare as well as the Goddess Folly in "The Praise of Folly," written by Erasmus, to examine the method through which the fool achieves his or her pedagogical ends. The author also uses these characters to explore the purpose for using the fool's pedagogical practices as well as the reason for choosing the fool's style of discourse in the educational process.
- Subjects
FOOLS &; jesters in literature; EDUCATION; SHAKESPEARE, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Fools; FALSTAFF, John, Sir (Fictional character); PRAISE of Folly, The (Book : Erasmus); ERASMUS, Desiderius, d. 1536; GODDESSES in literature
- Publication
Philosophy of Education Yearbook, 2001, p107
- ISSN
8756-6575
- Publication type
Article