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 37
... earlier , the poet turns to power gen- erally in the narration of the fall of Sejanus . Next , eloquence , also mentioned earlier , is reintroduced . The disastrous ends of Demosthenes 37 Deliberative Satire.
... earlier , the poet turns to power gen- erally in the narration of the fall of Sejanus . Next , eloquence , also mentioned earlier , is reintroduced . The disastrous ends of Demosthenes 37 Deliberative Satire.
Page 82
... Earlier , the mood of the rabble had been presented with skill , but a general assessment was the outcome . Here we get down to specifics ; the characterization brings to light information pro and con ; but the final result is ...
... Earlier , the mood of the rabble had been presented with skill , but a general assessment was the outcome . Here we get down to specifics ; the characterization brings to light information pro and con ; but the final result is ...
Page 123
... earlier parts of the poem can be shaped into unmistakable satire . With the addition of book 4 in 1742 , there is no longer the possibility of the satire falling short . The defeated allegorical figures early in the book are effective ...
... earlier parts of the poem can be shaped into unmistakable satire . With the addition of book 4 in 1742 , there is no longer the possibility of the satire falling short . The defeated allegorical figures early in the book are effective ...
Contents
The Simple Structures of Satire | 19 |
The Complex Structures of Satire | 69 |
Swift | 125 |
Copyright | |
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