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The Theory of the Leisure Class - Use of satire sarcasm and humor | | The Theory of the Leisure Class - Use of satire sarcasm and humor: Encyclopedia II - The Theory of the Leisure Class - Use of satire sarcasm and humor | | Theory is often considered a satire on modern society. For example, this following passage is possibly the most often-quoted from his book:
A better illustration [of conspicuous leisure], or at least a more unmistakable one, is afforded by a certain king of France who was said to have lost his life in the observance of good form. In the absence of the functionary whose office it was to shift his master's seat, the king sat uncomplaining before the fire and suffered his royal person to be toasted beyond recovery. But in ...
See also:The Theory of the Leisure Class, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Thesis, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Conspicuous consumption and leisure, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Economic drive, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Implications to society, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Use of satire sarcasm and humor, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Intellectual significance, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Criticism, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Editions | | | The Theory of the Leisure Class, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Conspicuous consumption and leisure, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Criticism, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Economic drive, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Editions, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Implications to society, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Intellectual significance, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Thesis, The Theory of the Leisure Class - Use of satire sarcasm and humor | | |
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The Theory of the Leisure Class - Use of satire sarcasm and humor
Theory is often considered a satire on modern society. For example, this following passage is possibly the most often-quoted from his book:
A better illustration [of conspicuous leisure], or at least a more unmistakable one, is afforded by a certain king of France who was said to have lost his life in the observance of good form. In the absence of the functionary whose office it was to shift his master's seat, the king sat uncomplaining before the fire and suffered his royal person to be toasted beyond recovery. But in so doing he saved his Most Christian Majesty from menial contamination.
The book's popularity and commercial success is based largely on this satire. After William Dean Howells gave the book a rave review as a social satire, it became a bestseller.
Ironically, Veblen did not intend for Leisure to be a satire, but a serious economic analysis of contemporary America. For example, his theories on businessmen would find a more serious forum discussion in his 1904 book, The Theory of Business Enterprise.
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