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A Companion to Satire
Ancient and Modern
Ruben Quintero (Edited by), R Quintero (Author)
9781405119559, Wiley
Hardback, published 1 December 2006
624 pages
25.5 x 18.2 x 3.8 cm, 1.243 kg
"This book forms a substantial contribution to literary studies and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for a decade or two … .The chapters are densely detailed, the vocabulary elevated." (Reference Reviews, Issue 4 2008) “The long eighteenth century is well represented in Blackwell's A Companion to Satire: Ancient and Modern, edited by Ruben Quintero,which contains nine full essays and parts of several others devoted to the period … .This sturdy volume should be of use to a variety of readers from advanced undergraduates to scholars seeking refresher (or crash) courses on either major satirists … or less familiar topics and subtopics.” (Studies in English Literature 1500-1900, Summer 2008) "Offering a valuable contribution to the critical study of satire, Quintero has assembled insightful essays by an impressive roster of scholars...This book serves as a cogent, instructive overview of satire." (Choice) “This book obviously brings to readers a dazzling variety of topics relating to satire. There is a rich abundance of material here, surely something for everyone. Indeed, the quality of these essays is uniformly high. All are well-written, well-researched, thoughtful, and insightful examinations of an assortment of satiric expressions. The array of subject matter is compelling. Primarily, we are given thorough, informative overviews of the major players, issues, eras, and types of satire. This book … makes an invaluable contribution to the study of that form.” (Notes and Queries)
A COMPANION TO SATIRE A COMPANION TO SATIRE “This book forms a substantial contribution to literary studies and is likely to be the standard work on the subject for a decade or two …. The chapters are densely detailed, the vocabulary elevated.” “This sturdy volume should be of use to a variety of readers from advanced undergraduates to scholars seeking refresher (or crash) courses on either major” “Offering a valuable contribution to the critical study of satire, Quintero has assembled insightful essays by an impressive roster of scholars...This book serves as a cogent, instructive overview of satire.” “This book obviously brings to readers a dazzling variety of topics relating to satire. There is a rich abundance of material here, surely something for everyone. Indeed, the quality of these essays is uniformly high.” This collection of twenty-nine original essays surveys satire from its emergence in Western literature to the present. The Companion is extraordinary in its historical scope, tracking satire from its first appearances in the prophetic books of the Old Testament through the Renaissance and the English tradition in satire to Michael Moore’s satirical movie Fahrenheit 9/11. While many essays explore literary developments in satire from an historical view, other essays reflect directly on topics such as irony and satire, modes of satirical mockery, the mock-biblical, and the character sketch. All of the contributors are experts published in their field, and all are experienced teachers who can treat complex and rich subjects with insight and clarity. Contributors to this volume: Joseph F. Bartolomeo, W. Scott Blanchard, Frank Boyle, Peter Brier, Valentine Cunningham, Edwin M. Duval, James Engell, Alberta Gatti, Russell Goulbourne, Dustin Griffin, Christopher J. Herr, Thomas Jemielity, Ejner J. Jensen, Steven E. Jones, Claudia Thomas Kairoff, Catherine Keane, Laura Kendrick, José Lanters, Jean I. Marsden, Linda A. Morris, Frank Palmeri, Blanford Parker, Ronald Paulson, Zoja Pavlovskis-Petit, Ruben Quintero, Melinda Alliker Rabb, Timothy Steele, Michael F. Suarez, David F. Venturo.
Reference Reviews
Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
Choice
Notes and Queries
Illustrations viii Notes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xiv Introduction: Understanding Satire 1 Part I Biblical World to European Renaissance 13 1 Ancient Biblical Satire 15 2 Defining the Art of Blame: Classical Satire 31 3 Medieval Satire 52 4 Rabelais and French Renaissance Satire 70 5 Satire of the Spanish Golden Age 86 6 Verse Satire in the English Renaissance 101 7 Renaissance Prose Satire: Italy and England 118 Part II Restoration and Eighteenth-century England and France 137 8 Satire in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-century France 139 9 Dramatic Satire in the Restoration and Eighteenth Century 161 10 Dryden and Restoration Satire 176 11 Jonathan Swift 196 12 Pope and Augustan Verse Satire 212 13 Satiric Spirits of the Later Eighteenth Century: Johnson to Crabbe 233 14 Restoration and Eighteenth-century Satiric Fiction 257 15 Gendering Satire: Behn to Burney 276 16 Pictorial Satire: From Emblem to Expression 293 Part III Nineteenth Century to Contemporary 325 17 The Hidden Agenda of Romantic Satire: Carlyle and Heine 327 18 Nineteenth-century Satiric Poetry 340 19 Narrative Satire in the Nineteenth Century 361 20 American Satire: Beginnings through Mark Twain 377 21 Twentieth-century Fictional Satire 400 22 Verse Satire in the Twentieth Century 434 23 Satire in Modern and Contemporary Theater 460 24 Irish Satire 476 Part IV The Practice of Satire 493 25 Modes of Mockery: The Significance of Mock-poetic Forms in the Enlightenment 495 26 Irony and Satire 510 27 Mock-biblical Satire from Medieval to Modern 525 28 The Satiric Character Sketch 550 29 The Secret Life of Satire 568 Index 585
Ruben Quintero
Thomas Jemielity
Catherine Keane
Laura Kendrick
Edwin M. Duval
Alberta Gatti
Ejner J. Jensen
W. Scott Blanchard
Russell Goulbourne
Jean I. Marsden
Dustin Griffin
Frank Boyle
Ruben Quintero
James Engell
Joseph F. Bartolomeo
Claudia Thomas Kairoff
Ronald Paulson
Peter Brier
Steven E. Jones
Frank Palmeri
Linda A. Morris
Valentine Cunningham
Timothy Steele
Christopher J. Herr
Jose Lanters
Blanford Parker
Zoja Pavlovskis-Petit
Michael F. Suarez
David F. Venturo
Melinda Alliker Rabb
Subject Areas: Language: reference & general [CB]
