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Ginx's Baby: His Birth and Other Misfortunes: A Satire

Book by A Satire; G. Routledge & Sons, 1871

Subjects:

Charities, Fiction, Satire, English

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...that they should have felt themselves constrained to make objections when they obviously had none to make. To take an instance: One not unkindly critic declares that the author "OFTEN mistakes invective for satire,"--a remark so para
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Disciplining Satire: The Censorship of Satiric Comedy on the Eighteenth-Century London Stage

Book by Matthew J. Kinservik; Bucknell University Press, 2002

Subjects:

Censorship--Great Britain--History--18th Century, Drama--Censorship--Great Britain--History--18th Century, English Drama (Comedy)--History And Criticism, English Drama--18th Century--History And Criticism, Satire, English--History And Criticism, Theater--Censorship--Great Britain--History--18th Century, Theater--England--London--History--18th Century

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...definition and suggests that satire is not the product of madness...opposes Colliers assertion that satire is contrary to the moral aims...by the admirable and noble satires he praises. More than anyone...sought to make the debate about satire both a struggle to define a...
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English Satire and Satirists

Book by Hugh Walker; J. M. Dent & Sons, 1925

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Satire, English--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...natured skits, and not at all satires in the sense in which The Vision of Judgment is a satire on Southey. The spirit of romance is not friendly to satire, and doubtless the prevalence...much to do with the decay of satire. It is significant that...
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Skelton and Satire

Book by A. R. Heiserman; University of Chicago Press, 1961

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Drama, Satire, English--History And Criticism, Skelton, John--1460?-1529

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...Piers the Plowman "; for "our earliest satire . . . is generally marked by direct denunciation...these primitives, comes near to "true satire in his Colyn Cloute ," but his voice...of Cardinal Wolsey, . . . to call it satire would be to stretch the term further than...
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The Difference Satire Makes: Rhetoric and Reading from Jonson to Byron

Book by Fredric V. Bogel; Cornell University Press, 2001

Subjects:

Books And Reading--Great Britain--History, English Language--Rhetoric, English Literature--History And Criticism, Satire, English--History And Criticism, Verse Satire, English--History And Criticism

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...clearest statements of this position: All satire is not only an attack; it is an attack...particulars. The dupes or victims of punitive satire are not mere fictions. They, or the...moment in the history of criticism of satire, the historical road was partly resumed...

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Journal Articles on: satire

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Censorship and Generic Change: The Case of Satire on the Early Eighteenth-Century London Stage

Journal article by Matthew J. Kinservik; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 78, 1999

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Censorship--History, Drama--History, London, England--18th century, Satire--History, Theater--Censorship

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...new ways to understand satire, but Griffin consigns...satyr that ranges through satires long history." And...assumes that "for satire to be satire, an object...implications for critics of satire and eighteenth-century...with the "Restoration" satires of Wycherley and Etherege...
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Cruikshank, Thackeray, and the Victorian Eclipse of Satire

Journal article by Frank Palmeri; Studies in English Literature, 1500-1900, Vol. 44, 2004

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Cruikshank, George--Criticism and interpretation, English literature--Criticism and interpretation, Satire--Criticism and interpretation, Thackeray, William Makepeace--Criticism and interpretation

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...the objects of the satire deviate, I believe that narrative satires are striking for the...Rather, a narrative satire typically parodies...observes a move away from satire in Cruikshanks career--"from early satires that have a strong...
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Satire and Romanticism

Journal article by John Rieder; Criticism, Vol. 43, 2001

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Books--Reviews, Satire and Romanticism (Book)--Reviews

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Satire and Romanticism by John Rieder Satire and Romanticism by Steven E. Jones. New York: St. Martins Press, 2000. Pp. x + 262. $49.95 cloth. Steven Joness Satire and Romanticism is "a study of the constructive and ultimately...
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The New Atalantis and Varronian Satire

Journal article by Aaron Santesso; Philological Quarterly, Vol. 79, 2000

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Allegories--18th century, Manley, Dalarivier--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Satire--Criticism, interpretation, etc., The New Atalantis (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Women authors--18th century

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...information on Varronian satire, though others are...known about Varros satires than about Menippuss...discusses Varros satires as learned works...even older type of satire which derives its...discussions of his satires were widely read...discussion of Varronian satire during the eighteenth...
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Reconstructive Realism: Satire in Miss Ravenel's Conversion from Secession to Loyalty

Journal article by Todd Thompson; The Journal of American Culture, Vol. 29, 2006

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Literary criticism, Novels, Political power, Politics, Reconstruction period-US, Social criticism & satire

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...reconstructive intentions of De Forests satire. At the beginning of the novel...claims for Miss Ravenel as a satire: for, as a general rule, satires resist tidy endings. But since, as I have noted, De Forests satire undertakes the unusual project...

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Magazine Articles on: satire

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The Art of Outrage: From Hogarth to Banksy, Satire Has Been a Measure of Political Freedom. This Is One Kind of Hate Speech That Every Society Needs

Magazine article by Dominic Sandbrook; New Statesman (1996), Vol. 139, August 2, 2010

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Political cartoons--Ethical aspects, Political cartoons--Forecasts and trends, Political cartoons--History, Political satire--Ethical aspects, Political satire--Forecasts and trends, Political satire--History, Political satires--Ethical aspects, Political satires--Forecasts and trends, Political satires--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...of Outrage: From Hogarth to Banksy, Satire Has Been a Measure of Political Freedom...once remarked, was the "moment that satire died. There was nothing more to say after...hardly have been more wrong. Not only is satire a central part of our artistic tradition...
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Satire Sites on the Web

Magazine article by Thomas Pack; Information Today, Vol. 21, October 2004

Subjects:

Electronic publishing, Onion, SatireSearch.com, Social criticism & satire, The Spoof.com, United Kingdom, United States, Web site reviews

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Satire Sites on the Web by Thomas Pack "Movie...brief), head over to the Ironic Times. Satire there tends to come in the form of headlines...lets get serious about humor for a moment. Satire has earned a place of veneration in world...
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The Hollowmen and the Sport of Satire

Magazine article by Louise Staley; Review - Institute of Public Affairs, Vol. 60, September 2008

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Australia, Political behavior, Social criticism & satire, Television programs

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The Hollowmen and the Sport of Satire by Louise Staley What does our television...spin becomes truth. In the ABCs new satire The Hollowmen, political advisors find...into aspects of daily life. Political satire has a long pedigree. From Yes, Minister...
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No Sense of Humor: A Libel Charge against Satire? Now, That's a Joke

Magazine article by Jane Kirtley; American Journalism Review, Vol. 24, July 2002

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Farley, Rose--Cases, Journalists--Cases, Newspapers--Editorials, Satire--Cases

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...sense of humor: a libel charge against satire? Now, thats a joke by Jane Kirtley...had overreacted and decided to publish a satire to ridicule them. Farleys piece, which...people apparently were fooled, but if our satire was too close to reality, then the problem...
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Satire Ain't Fair

Magazine article by Richard Alleva; Commonweal, Vol. 124, July 18, 1997

Subjects:

Citizen Ruth (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Satire--Usage, Video recordings--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

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SATIRE AINT FAIR by Richard Alleva `Citizen Ruth...video and laser disk, does what any genuine satire must do: It offends our sensibilities for...Comment); in other words, a phony. But satire has an obligation only to be moral, not...

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Newspaper Articles on: satire

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Satire Occupying Their Time; Wall Street Protest Provides Satirists a Wealth of Material

Newspaper article by Patrick Hruby; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), October 17, 2011

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Demonstrations--New York, Demonstrations--Social aspects, Satire--Social aspects, Social influence--Analysis, Wall Street--Demonstrations and protests

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Satire Occupying Their Time; Wall Street Protest Provides Satirists a Wealth of...I was down in Zuccotti Park last night. Its real. I think its worthy of satire that points out some of its shortcomings. I disagree with them, and poking...
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Assessing British Satire's Hour

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 14, 2002

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Assessing British satires hour Byline: Colin Walters...Silly Grin: The British Satire Book of the 1960s," may...1962. Actually, the "satire boom" that included "Fringe...the only survivor of the satire boom), didnt last long...
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Political Humour Helps the Population Let off Steam; Satire Is a Force of Protest and an Escape Valve for Frazzled Citizens. Russell Deacon Asks Whether Politics Is Really Just One Big Joke

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), February 9, 2011

Subjects:

Mubarak, Husni

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Humour Helps the Population Let off Steam; Satire Is a Force of Protest and an Escape Valve...political jokes, mixed and combined with satire either in written or illustrated form...today. The modern day political joke and satire came back into the mainstream in the early...
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Why Satire's Not for Everyone; A Down-to-the-Bone Laughing Matter

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, November 30, 2006

Subjects:

Comedians

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Why Satires Not for Everyone; A Down...TIMES Every age is ripe for satire, but ours is unusually so...sourpusses demanding censorship, satire pricks pomposity, pokes fun...and the war in Vietnam. "Satire is what closes on Saturday...
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Satire Has Become a Dying Art

Newspaper article by Nicola Barry; Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland), January 15, 1998

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Satire Has Become a Dying Art. by Nicola Barry...there was Peter Cook, the father of 60s satire. And William Rushton died the following...the backbone of this countrys political satire. Their scripts proved to be a crucial part...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: satire

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Satire

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

SATIRE term applied to any work of literature or...have taken reflect the origin of the word satire, which is derived from the Latin satura...became models for writers of later ages. The satire of Horace is mild, gently amused, yet...
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Satire MÉnippÉe

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

SATIRE MENIPPEE see Satyre Menippee . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Drama, Western

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...main divisions tragedy , comedy , and satire is not definitely known. According to...characterized by obscenity, political satire, fantasy, and strong moral overtones...Middle Comedy, it is conjectured that the satire, obscenity, and fantasy of the earlier...
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Aristophanes

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...mix political, social, and literary satire. The direct attack on persons, the severity...War; The Knights (424), a political satire on the demagoguery of the period; The Clouds (423), a satire on the sophists and on Socrates; The...
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Byron, George Gordon Noel Byron, 6th Baron

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Bards and Scotch Reviewers (1809), a satire in heroic couplets reminiscent of Pope...Judgment (1822) he wrote 18th-century satire. He also created the "Byronic hero...masterpiece Don Juan (1819 24), an epic-satire combining Byrons art as a storyteller...

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