Satire and the Transformation of GenreThis book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniversary Collection offers peer-reviewed scholarship in a wide range of subject areas. |
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Page 10
... become perverse and un- natural when they bring their lack of talent to bear on literature . An insuffi- ciency of talent , Pope understands , translates not into ineffectuality but rather into positive evil . Whether the thresher becomes ...
... become perverse and un- natural when they bring their lack of talent to bear on literature . An insuffi- ciency of talent , Pope understands , translates not into ineffectuality but rather into positive evil . Whether the thresher becomes ...
Page 79
... becomes a satire as Shadwell's perversity and the harmful impact of his failed ethics and aesthetics are recognized . He is " a scourge of Wit , and flayle of Sense " ( 89 ) . Though insignificant by comparison , he is nonetheless like ...
... becomes a satire as Shadwell's perversity and the harmful impact of his failed ethics and aesthetics are recognized . He is " a scourge of Wit , and flayle of Sense " ( 89 ) . Though insignificant by comparison , he is nonetheless like ...
Page 118
... becomes more popular and corrupt . In the metamorphosis of serious drama to the indeterminacies of Theobald , Cibber ... become apparent . Aubrey L. Williams has identified the extended dramatic metaphor which ends with the fall of the ...
... becomes more popular and corrupt . In the metamorphosis of serious drama to the indeterminacies of Theobald , Cibber ... become apparent . Aubrey L. Williams has identified the extended dramatic metaphor which ends with the fall of the ...
Contents
The Simple Structures of Satire | 19 |
The Complex Structures of Satire | 69 |
Swift | 125 |
Copyright | |
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