ACH 102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Tales Of Count Lucanor, Villena, Bourgeoisie
24 Feb 2020
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"the emperor"s new clothes" (danish: kejserens nye kl der) is a short tale by hans. Christian andersen about two weavers who promise an emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, a child cries out, "but he isn"t wearing anything at all!" The tale has been translated into over a hundred languages. The emperor cannot see the cloth himself, but pretends that he can for fear of appearing unfit for his position; his ministers do the same. When the swindlers report that the suit is finished, they mime dressing him and the. Emperor then marches in procession before his subjects, who play along with the pretense.
