Hodgart (English, University of Sussex) looks at the various shapes that satire has taken over more than 2000 years. The author suggests that satire’s universality is demonstrated by the
development of lampoon and travesty in numerous cultures, and by the persistence of allegory, fable, aphorism, and other literary subgenres. A new introduction by Brian Connery places Hodgart’s
analysis in its proper place in the development of twentieth-century criticism. (This reprint includes the illustrations from the 1969 edition. Sadly, they are poorly reproduced.) Annotation
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