The Cambridge Introduction to Satire
Published on 16. January 2019
978-1-108-58977-2 (ISBN)
Description
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, starts arguments, and evokes unconscious fantasies. It has been a central literary genre since ancient times, and has become especially popular and provocative in recent decades. This new introduction to satire takes a historically expansive and theoretically eclectic approach, addressing a range of satirical forms from ancient, Renaissance, and Enlightenment texts through contemporary literary fiction, film, television, and digital media. The beginner in need of a clear, readable overview and the scholar seeking to broaden and deepen existing knowledge will both find this a lively, engaging, and reliable guide to satire, its history, and its continuing relevance in the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises; 14 Halftones, black and white; 3 Line drawings, black and white
File size
4,44 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-108-58977-2 (9781108589772)
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Jonathan Greenberg
The Cambridge Introduction to Satire
Book
12/2018
Cambridge University Press
€127.00
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Person
Jonathan Greenberg is Professor of English and Department Chair at Montclair State University, New Jersey, and was awarded the Andrew J. Kappel Prize for Literary Criticism in 2007. He is the author of Modernism, Satire and the Novel (Cambridge, 2011), a Choice Outstanding Academic Title. With Nathan Waddell he co-edited Brave New World: Contexts and Legacies (2016). He has also won an Emmy Award for his writing on the classic Nickelodeon cartoon series, Rugrats.
Content
Part I: 1. What is satire?; 2. What isn't satire?; Part II: 3. Classical origins; 4. Renaissance satire: rogues, clowns, fools, satyrs; 5. Enlightenment satire: the prose tradition; 6. Verse satire from Rochester to Byron; Part III. Transition: Satire and the Novel: 7. Small worlds: the comedy of manners; 8. Unfortunate travelers: the picaresque; 9. The Menippean novel; 10. Satire and popular culture since 1900; Epilogue: Charlie Hebdo, satire and the politics of community.
