We'll put these contradictory claims to the test, asking what difference literature can make and whether or not satire is literature, through readings of major and minor satirists, primarily classical, British, and American. Students will keep a reading journal, write and present a class report , and write a term paper , along with two take-home examinations.
Satire strives to be offensive.
Rhetoric 101 or equivalent. This is not a correspondence course. Students with special needs are welcome to discuss them with me. The grade of Incomplete is available only to students who have demonstrated regular and steady progress in the course but for whom unforeseeable and uncontrollable circumstances make impossible the timely completion of the course. Students suspected of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Dean of Students for consideration of the Academic Conduct Committee of the University Senate.