Satire
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Satire
（Cambridge contexts in literature / series editor, Adrian Barlow）
Cambridge University Press, c2001
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 120-121) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The purpose of satire is to expose human hypocrisy, vice and folly, and because these aspects of human behaviour are not particular to any one historical period, satires can be understood by readers at any moment in time. This book explores the social and political circumstances to deepen that understanding. Text extracts are included from Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Lord Byron, E.E. Cummings and Evelyn Waugh.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Approaching the subject
- 2. Approaching the texts
- 3. Texts and extracts
- 4. Critical approaches
- 5. How to write about satirical texts
- 6. Resources.
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