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State of ridicule : a history of satire in English literature /

"This will be the first proper history of English satire, from its origins in the late medieval period to the present day. This book is a history of political satire in English literature, from the Middle Ages through the nineteenth century. The aim is to present a coherent history of what has...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Sperrin, Daniel, 1993- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2025]
Subjects:
Satire, English > History and criticism.
Political satire, English > History and criticism.
Social satire, English > History and criticism.
Caricature > England > History.
Satire sociale anglaise > Histoire et critique.
Caricature > Angleterre > Histoire.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Table of Contents:
  • Between two Romes (c. 500-1400)
  • The struggle for security (1485-1547)
  • Dynastic closure and regime change (1547-1653)
  • Augustan satire I (1660-1704)
  • Augustan satire II (1702-1742)
  • The fall of Walpole to the Regency (1742-1820)
  • The chaining of the eagle (1814-1900)
  • Conclusion. Modern satire.