Satire

by Peter Buckroyd, Jane Ogborn, Pamela Bickley

Book Overview

Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The purpose of satire is to expose human hypocrisy, vice and folly, and because these aspects of human behaviour are not particular to any one historical period, satires can be understood by readers at any moment in time. This book explores the social and political circumstances to deepen that understanding. Text extracts are included from Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Lord Byron,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521787912
• ISBN13: 9780521787918
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 16 to 19 years
• Grade Range: Grade 11 to Postsecondary