A companion to satire /
This collection of twenty-nine original essays, surveys satire from its emergence in Western literature to the present. Tracks satire from its first appearances in the prophetic books of the Old Testament through the Renaissance and the English tradition in satire to Michael Moore's satirical m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Malden, MA ; Oxford :
Blackwell Pub.,
2007.
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| Series: | Blackwell companions to literature and culture ;
46. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This collection of twenty-nine original essays, surveys satire from its emergence in Western literature to the present. Tracks satire from its first appearances in the prophetic books of the Old Testament through the Renaissance and the English tradition in satire to Michael Moore's satirical movie Fahrenheit 9/11. Highlights the important influence of the Bible in the literary and cultural development of Western satire. Focused mainly on major classical and European influences on and works of English satire, but also explores the complex and fertile cultural cross-semination within the tradition of literary satire. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 608 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780470996959 0470996951 9781405171991 1405171995 9781405168670 1405168676 9781405119559 1405119551 |