Satire in Narrative Petronius, Swift, Gibbon, Melville, and Pynchon |
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| Author:
| Palmeri, Frank |
| ISBN: | 978-0-292-74150-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of Texas Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $21.95 |
Book Description:
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This study asserts that narrative satire performs a different function from poetic satire, in that it parodies both the established view of the world and that of its opponents, offering its own distinctive critical perspective.
This study asserts that narrative satire performs a different function from poetic satire, in that it parodies both the established view of the world and that of its opponents, offering its own distinctive critical perspective.