《The Fool's Chronicles》

Japanese: 《愚人列伝》 - ぐじんれつでん
《The Fool's Chronicles》

…But he also made many enemies. His “Biographies of Fools” (1728-42) is a masterpiece of satirical literature that cuts to pieces his political and theoretical opponents. But his philosophical poems such as “Essay on Man” reveal the limitations of his ideology, which cannot be hidden by refinement of expression alone. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Biographies of Fools" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…しかし彼は多くの敵もつくった。《愚人列伝》(1728‐42)は,彼の政敵,論敵たちをなで切りにした,風刺文学の傑作である。しかし《人間論》等の思想詩は,表現の彫琢のみでは隠せない思想性の限界を露呈している。…

※「《愚人列伝》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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