African American satire
Subtitle: the sacredly profane novel
By: Darryl Dickson-Carr.
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
Subjects: American fiction -- African American authors -- History and criticism.; Politics and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; African Americans -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.; Political fiction, American -- History and criticism.; Political satire, American -- History and criticism.; Satire, American -- History and criticism.; African Americans in literature.
Description: "Satire's real purpose as a literary genre is to criticize through humor, irony, caricature, and parody, and ultimately to defy the status quo. In African American Satire, Darryl Dickson-Carr provides the first book-length study of African-American satire and the vital role it has played. In the process he investigates African American literature, American literature, and the history of satire."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-220) and index.