What is satire? How can we define it? Is it a weapon for radical
change or fundamentally conservative? Is satire funny or cruel?
Does it always need a target or victim? Combining thematic,
theoretical and historical approaches, John T. Gilmore introduces
and investigates the tradition of satire from classical models
through to the present day. In a lucid and engaging style, Gilmore
explores: the moral politics of satire whether satire is universal,
historically or geographically limited how satire translates across
genres and media the boundaries of free speech and legitimacy.
Using examples from ancient Egypt to Charlie Hebdo, from European
traditions of formal verse satire to imaginary voyages and
alternative universes, newspaper cartoons and YouTube clips, from
the Caribbean to China, this comprehensive volume should be of
interest to students and scholars of literature, media and cultural
studies as well as politics and philosophy.
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