Sycophants are better illustrated through the satirical works of Aristophanes. In The Acharnians, a Megarian attempting to sell his daughters is confronted by a sycophant who accuses him of …

2017年10月3日 · Sycophancy combines with other vices — hypocrisy, lying, manipulation, and fraud — and intensifies them. The examples of bootlicking below list a few famous historical …

But whether we grumble about sycophancy or grudgingly tolerate it as a price of getting along in a complex society, we rarely examine it closely. This book humorously considers that slavish art …

2017年10月3日 · Found in every walk of life, both real and imagined, sycophants surround us. But whether we grumble about sycophancy or grudgingly tolerate it as a price of getting along in a …

After a hour of simpering sycophancy from the presenter, the Prince took the viewer into his garden. A review should put the book in a broad context, offer a perspective on its …

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2017年10月6日 · Kazuo Ishiguro, the recently announced 2017 Nobel winner in literature, offers a stunning examination of the strange psychology of sycophancy in The Remains of the Day. …

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2017年9月26日 · Edward E. Jones’ 1964 Ingratiation: A Social Psychological Analysis offers an excellent general theory of sycophancy, or the act of currying the favor of someone important …