Fool's literature was a literary tradition in medieval Europe in which the stock character of a fool was used as an allegory to satirize the contemporary society.
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Place of Origin Notable ExampleThe Praise of Folly, by Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1509 1 Defining TraitUses the stock fool character as satirical allegory 1 Sources
1. Wikipedia: Fool's literature
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Fool's literature was a literary tradition in medieval Europe
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Moriae Encomium, sive Stultitiae Laus (1509, The Praise of Folly)
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the stock character of a fool was used as an allegory to satirize the contemporary society
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