Satire - Origins and Principles

Satire, according to Jonathan Swift, is a mirror where beholders generally discover everybody's face but their own

List of contents

Introduction to the Transaction Edition
Introduction
Origins and principles
2 The topics of satire: politics
3 The topics of satire: women
4 Techniques of satire
5 Forms of satire
6 Satire in drama
7 Satire in the novel
Postscript
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index

About the author

Hodgart, Matthew

Summary

Satire, according to Jonathan Swift, is a mirror where beholders generally discover everybody's face but their own

Product details

• Authors: Brian A. Connery, HODGART, Matthew Hodgart, Hodgart Matthew
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9781138532205
• ISBN: 978-1-138-53220-5
• No. of pages: 262
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general