Satire - Brossura

Gilmore, John T.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0415480825 ISBN 13: 9780415480826

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2017

Riassunto

What is satire? How can we define it? Is it a weapon for radical change or fundamentally conservative? Is satire funny or cruel? Does it always need a target or victim? Combining thematic, theoretical and historical approaches, John T. 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 from ancient Egypt to Charlie Hebdo, from European traditions of formal verse satire to imaginary voyages and alternative universes, newspaper cartoons and YouTube clips, from the Caribbean to China, this comprehensive volume should be of interest to students and scholars of literature, media and cultural studies as well as politics and philosophy.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

John T. Gilmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He teaches, researches and has published on eighteenth-century literature written in English and Latin, the literature and history of the Caribbean, and Translation Studies.

Contenuti:

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

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0415480825
• ISBN 13: 9780415480826
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 216