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Forgive the pedantry, but The Prince has /always/ been viewed as a how-to-manual, because it literally is one.
by badsock 10y ago
Forgive the pedantry, but The Prince has /always/ been viewed as a how-to-manual, because it literally is one.
- badosu 10y agoThere is the possibility it was written as a satire (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince#Interpretation_of_The_Prince_as_political_satire_or_as_deceit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince#Interpretation_of_T...).
- balabaster 10y agoLike Lily Allen's The Fear, could be taken as a satirical bash against a consumerism she is disgusted with, or it could be interpreted as autobiographical, blaming society for her being the way she is as if to remove herself from being at fault. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P191zutE1D0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P191zutE1D0 I guess it would depend on the mindset of the listener as to which interpretation they choose.
- HarryHirsch 10y agoLiar's Poker was written as satire. Michael Lewis found it perplexing that some of his audience thought the characters in there to be ideals to emulate.