Satire

Combining thematic, theoretical and historical approaches, John Gilmore introduces and investigates the tradition of satire from classical models through to the present day.

Informationen zum Autor 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. Zusammenfassung Combining thematic, theoretical and historical approaches, John Gilmore introduces and investigates the tradition of satire from classical models through to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis Series Editor Preface Preface 1. Introduction 2. Beast Fables from Aesop to Animal Farm 3. Early Satire, from the Bible to Ancient Rome 4. Verse Satire after Antiquity 5. The Heirs of Lucian 6. The "Character" as Satire 7. Satire and Gender 8. Satire and the Visual Arts 9. Conclusion Bibliography

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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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Series Editor Preface Preface 1. Introduction 2. Beast Fables from Aesop to Animal Farm 3. Early Satire, from the Bible to Ancient Rome 4. Verse Satire after Antiquity 5. The Heirs of Lucian 6. The "Character" as Satire 7. Satire and Gender 8. Satire and the Visual Arts 9. Conclusion Bibliography