The Cambridge introduction to satire /

In satire, evil, folly and weakness are held up to ridicule, to the delight of some and the outrage of others. Satire may claim the higher purpose of social critique or moral reform, or it may simply revel in its own transgressive laughter. It exposes frauds, debunks ideals, binds communities, start...

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Main Author:	Greenberg, Jonathan Daniel, 1968- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2019.
Series:	Cambridge introductions to literature.
Subjects:	Satire > History and criticism.