Anatomy of Satire

Hardback

Main Details

Title Anatomy of Satire
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Gilbert Highet
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:338
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780691646312
ClassificationsDewey:808.7
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

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