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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... practice . Although much theory of satire follows Dryden in this regard , practice seems to deviate from theory in several respects . The second universally recognized form of satire is nearly no form at all . Menippean satire , usually ...
... practice . Although much theory of satire follows Dryden in this regard , practice seems to deviate from theory in several respects . The second universally recognized form of satire is nearly no form at all . Menippean satire , usually ...
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... practice of sex , it has provided the inspiration to his art as well . Thus Shadwell's opera Psyche ( 1674 ) —and , by implication , his mind - have sprung from his loins . By these images unnatural qualities and practices are ...
... practice of sex , it has provided the inspiration to his art as well . Thus Shadwell's opera Psyche ( 1674 ) —and , by implication , his mind - have sprung from his loins . By these images unnatural qualities and practices are ...
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... practice . He will not , he tells us , de- claim against the multitude of writers who use such forms , since he is one of them . Further , whatever cannot be understood must be presumed to have " something very useful and profound ...
... practice . He will not , he tells us , de- claim against the multitude of writers who use such forms , since he is one of them . Further , whatever cannot be understood must be presumed to have " something very useful and profound ...
Contents
The Simple Structures of Satire | 19 |
The Complex Structures of Satire | 69 |
Swift | 125 |
Copyright | |
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