Changing Satire: Transformations and Continuities in Europe, 1600-1830 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781526146113)

This edited collection brings together literary scholars and art historians, and maps how satire became a less genre-driven and increasingly visual medium in the seventeenth through the early nineteenth century. Changing satire demonstrates how satire proliferated in various formats, and discusses a wide range of material from canonical authors like Swift to little known manuscript sources and prints. As the book emphasises, satire was a frame of reference for well-known authors and artists ranging from Milton to Bernini and Goya. It was moreover a broad European phenomenon: while the book focuses on English satire, it also considers France, Italy, The Netherlands and Spain, and discusses how satirical texts and artwork could move between countries and languages. In its wide sweep across time and formats, Changing satire brings out the importance that satire had as a transgressor of borders.

Author: Cecilia Rosengren
ISBN-10: 1526146118
ISBN-13: 9781526146113
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/26/2022
Pages: 448
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.13d