English Satire

by James Runcieman Sutherland

Book Overview

Professor Sutherland's Clark Lectures begin with a definition of satire, distinguishing it from comedy and emphasising the special qualities of the satirical author's motives and his participation in and enjoyment of the use of his talent. He then discusses primitive and popular forms; and there follow four chapters in satire in verse, in prose, in the novel and in the theatre. Each is historical, ranging from the beginnings of modern English literature...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521091756
• ISBN13: 9780521091756
• Release Date: January 1962
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"