The anatomy of satire /
An information-packed study by a well-known classicist and literary critic analyzes by definitions, descriptions, and examples the tree main forms of satire: monolog, parody, and narrative. The author takes as the scope of hiswork the entire range of satirical literature from ancient Greece to conte...
| Основен автор: | Highet, Gilbert, 1906-1978. |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Princeton, N.J.,
Princeton University Press,
1962.
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Съдържание:
- Introduction
- Part 2: Diatribe
- The Satirist's monologue
- Variations of the satrical monologue
- Part 3: Parody
- Parody and mimicry
- Parody of form and parody of content
- The hoax and satire
- Types of literary parody
- Part 4: The distorting mirror
- Satire and truth
- Out of this world
- Animal tales
- Distorted visions of this world
- The structure of satiric stories and plays
- History and biography
- Descriptive satire
- Part 5: Conclusion
- Name
- Function
- Motives.