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Satire

By John Gilmore

To Be Published January 1st 2013 by Routledge – 160 pages

Series: The New Critical Idiom

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Description

What is satire? How can we define it? Is it a comic tool or a political weapon? Is Satire funny or cruel? Does it always need a target or victim?

Combining thematic, theoretical and historical approaches, John Gilmore introduces and investigates the tradition of satire from classical models through to the present day. In a lucid and engaging style, Gilmore explores:

  • the moral politics of satire
  • whether satire is universal, historically or geographically limited
  • how satire translates across genres and media
  • the boundaries of free speech and legitimacy.

Using examples including the literature of Roman satire, Chaucer, Dryden and Orwell, the films of Monty Python and Borat, and tv programmes such as Brass Eye and Spitting Image, this comprehensive volume should be of interest to students and scholars of literature, media and cultural studies as well as politics and philosophy.

Contents

Introduction 1. Classical satire 2. Formal verse satire from the Renaissance to Georgian England 3. The Beast Fable 4. Utopias, dystopias and imaginary voyages 5. The heirs of Petronius 6. The Character 7. Caricature and lampoon 8. Sexuality and Gender in Satire Conclusion

Name: Satire (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By John Gilmore. What is satire? How can we define it? Is it a comic tool or a political weapon? Is Satire funny or cruel? Does it always need a target or victim? Combining thematic, theoretical and historical approaches, John Gilmore introduces and investigates the...
Categories: Literary/Critical Theory, Literary History, Literature & Culture