Folly (allegory)

Folly (allegory) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia a:lang(ar),a:lang(ckb),a:lang(fa),a:lang(kk-arab),a:lang(mzn),a:lang(ps),a:lang(ur){text-decoration:none}a.new,#quickbar a.new{color:#ba0000} /* cache key: enwiki:resourceloader:filter:minify-css:4:c88e2bcd56513749bec09a7e29cb3ffa */ if ( window.mediaWiki ) { mw.config.set({"wgCanonicalNamespace": "", "wgCanonicalSpecialPageName": false, "wgNamespaceNumber": 0, "wgPageName": "Folly_(allegory)", "wgTitle": "Folly (allegory)", "wgCurRevisionId": 377897964, "wgArticleId": 18803726, "wgIsArticle": true, "wgAction": "view", "wgUserName": null, "wgUserGroups": ["*"], "wgCategories": ["Articles containing Latin language text", "Medieval drama", "Literature stubs"], "wgBreakFrames": false, "wgRestrictionEdit": [], "wgRestrictionMove": [], "wgSearchNamespaces": [0], "wgFlaggedRevsParams": {"tags": {"status": {"levels": 1, "quality": 2, "pristine": 3}}}, "wgStableRevisionId": null, "wgVectorEnabledModules": {"collapsiblenav": true, "collapsibletabs": true, "editwarning": true, "expandablesearch": false, "footercleanup": false, "sectioneditlinks": false, "simplesearch": true, "experiments": true}, "wgWikiEditorEnabledModules": {"toolbar": true, "dialogs": true, "hidesig": true, "templateEditor": false, "templates": false, "preview": false, "previewDialog": false, "publish": false, "toc": false}, "wgTrackingToken": "4cd4e62708ea8e517635f8fdc495cd25", "wikilove-recipient": "", "wikilove-edittoken": "+\\", "wikilove-anon": 0, "mbEditToken": "+\\", "Geo": {"city": "", "country": ""}, "wgNoticeProject": "wikipedia"}); } if ( window.mediaWiki ) { mw.loader.load(["mediawiki.page.startup"]); } Folly (allegory) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Folly (Latin: Moria) was a common allegorical figure in medieval morality plays and in allegorical artwork through the Renaissance. The depiction is generally of a young man, often similar in appearance to a jester or the tarot card, The Fool1. In contrast to the many obvious classical allusions in such works, the depictions owe little to the Greek goddess Atë. A standard medieval allegory of Folly, painted by Giotto. In drama, the character tempts the protagonist into foolish action, successfully or not. In an allegorical painting, the figure may be counterpoised to Prudence, representing a choice, or alone, representing the unwisdom of the actors in the painting. Notes ^ Mackay, Constance D'Arcy (1915). Costumes and Scenery for Amateurs. Henry Holt and Company. p. 197.  References ed. A.W. Ward, A.R. Waller, W.P. Trent, J. Erskine, S.P. Sherman, and C. Van Doren. "Sir David Lyndsay". The Cambridge history of English and American literature: An encyclopedia in eighteen volumes. III.  See also In Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus. Venus, Cupid, Folly and Time, allegorical painting by Agnolo Bronzino "The Fool’s Pedagogy: Jesting for Liminal Learning", essay by Timothy McDonough v · d · eTudor Moralities and Interludes Interludes The Castle of Perseverance · Mankind · Everyman · The World and the Child · Interlude of Youth · The Disobedient Child · Liberality and Prodigality · Horestes · The Seven Deadly Sins Related works Medieval theatre · Psychomachia · Autos sacramentales · Ordo Virtutum · Elckerlijc · A Satire of the Three Estates · A Looking Glass for London · Four Plays in One · Pathomachia · The Sun's Darling Characters Vice · Folly · Death · Personification This literature-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · d · e