The Practice of Satire in England, 1658-1770 /

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In this book, the author explores how satire was conceived and understood by writers and readers of the period. This account is based on a reading of some 3,000 works, ranging from one-page squibs to novels. The objective is not to recuperate particular minor works but to recover the satiric milieu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Marshall, Ashley
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Satire, English.
English literature.
Litterature anglaise > 17e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Litterature anglaise > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
English literature > 17th century > History and criticism.
English literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Satire, English > History and criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Canonical and noncanonical satire, 1658-1770 : some questions of definition, aims, and method
  • Contemporary views on satire, 1658-1770
  • Satire in the Carolean period
  • Beyond Carolean : satire at the end of the seventeenth century
  • Defoe, Swift, and new varieties of satire, 1700-1725
  • Harsh and sympathetic satire, 1726-1745
  • Churchill, Foote, Macklin, Garrick, Smollett, Sterne, and others, 1745-1770
  • Epilogue : toward a new history of English satire, 1658-1770.

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