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African American satire : the sacredly profane novel /
"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....
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia :
University of Missouri Press,
©2001.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "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."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 226 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-220) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0826263747 9780826263742 0826213251 9780826213259 141752720X 9781417527205 |