num_pages: 484
description: Satire, in its many varieties, has been shaking "rooted follies" since long before the birth of Christ. From its development in ancient Greece, satire as a form of literature spread to Rome, across Western Europe to England, and from there to America, delighting and stinging all the way. In this unusual book, examples of the best short satire every written (many of them in new, original translations0, are arranged in chronological order to illustrate the historical development of satire in the western world.
language: English
title: Satire : From Aesop to Buchwald
titlecomplete: Satire : From Aesop to Buchwald
genres: Literary Criticism
ratings_count: 7
publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Company