Satire by Gilmore, John T.

Satire (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780415480826)

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Satire by Gilmore, John T.

Satire

$32.95
Satire by Gilmore, John T.

Satire

$32.95
Format: Paperback
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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.

Author: John T. Gilmore
ISBN-10: 0415480825
ISBN-13: 9780415480826
Publisher: Routledge
Language: English
Published: 11/24/2017
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.46d

By John T. Gilmore
By John T. Gilmore
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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.

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