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Anatomy of Satire
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Anatomy of Satire
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Gilbert Highet
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:338 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - general |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691619415
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| Classifications | Dewey:808.7 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
8 March 2015 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
Literary satire assumes three main forms: monologue, parody, and narrative (some fictional, some dramatic). This book by Gilbert Highet is a study of these forms, their meaning, their variation, their powers. Its scope is the range of satirical literature--from ancient Greece to modern America, from Aristophanes to Ionesco, from the parodists of Ho
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