Introduction to satire.
Edition: [1st ed.]
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Satire -- History and criticism
Description: Outlines the characteristics of satire; examines the content f satiric literature; explains satiric technique; and discusses the effects and limitations of satire.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 281-284.
Table of contents: title: The nature of satire. Characteristics of satire -- The material of satire. Sources -- Image of the world -- The bitter and the sweet -- The technique of satire. Theory of satiric technique -- The technique of incongruity -- The technique of surprise -- The technique of pretense -- The technique of superiority -- Beams and studs -- The results of satire. Effects -- Limitations -- Postscript : in defense of satire.