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14 de dez. de 2020 · King Leopold's Soliloquy-A Defense of his Congo Rule (1905), by Mark Twain is an imaginary speech by King Leopold II of Belgium (1835-1909), in which Leopold defends himself against the critics of his reign of the Congo Free State (present-day Democratic Republic of Congo.)
King Leopold's Soliloquy. A 1905 political satire by Mark Twain about the then-ongoing scandal over the atrocities committed by King Leopold II of Belgium in the Congo Free State. The pamphlet takes the form of a monologue by Leopold where he tries to justify the atrocities and argues that, as a king, he is Above Good and Evil and cannot be ...
The Unbribable Witness: Image, Word, and Testimony of Crimes against Humanity in Mark Twain’s King Leopold’s Soliloquy (1905) In the creation of King Leopold’s Soliloquy, a textured, visually irrefutable, and darkly satirical account of crimes against humanity in the Belgian Congo Free State, Mark Twain aimed to evoke his….
1 de nov. de 2007 · King Leopold’s Soliloquy. Mark Twain’s King Leopold’s Soliloquy engages the atrocities in the Congo differently than Conrad—through satire. While the subject matter hardly seems like it would lend itself to such an approach, Twain does a good job at lampooning King Leopold II and issuing a call to end the hellish arrangement.
Description. In Mark Twain’s satire, a raving King Leopold of Belgium launches an impassioned defense of his gruesome policies in Africa, claiming his divine right to brutalize the Congolese people. A scathing condemnation of imperialism and the violence that it incites, Twain’s words retain all of their vitriol over a century later.
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Frederick Funstons Ehrung als Kriegsheld wurde von Mark Twain scharf kritisiert In der Ausgabe von 1905 enthaltene Darstellung verstümmelter Kongolesen unter der Herrschaft König Leopolds. Obwohl King Leopold’s Soliloquy titelgebend war, ist es in späteren Veröffentlichungen um diverse Essays, Berichte und Skizzen Twains zur Rolle der USA ...
