Imperfect Apprehensions: Essays in English Literature in Honour of G.A. WilkesGeoffrey Little Challis Press, 1996 - 284 pages |
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... Satire , published in 1693 , was intended in part as a programmatic statement , concerned with the refinement of English satire . Dryden therefore carefully distinguishes between poets who adhere to classical models and standards of ...
... Satire , published in 1693 , was intended in part as a programmatic statement , concerned with the refinement of English satire . Dryden therefore carefully distinguishes between poets who adhere to classical models and standards of ...
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... Satire . Libel might also be a matter of perspective . George Wither - no stranger to controversy suggests that the satirist's denunciation of sins may often strike ' some guilty fellow ' , and cause him to ' take it / Unto himselfe ...
... Satire . Libel might also be a matter of perspective . George Wither - no stranger to controversy suggests that the satirist's denunciation of sins may often strike ' some guilty fellow ' , and cause him to ' take it / Unto himselfe ...
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... satire was always a genre prone to excess . According to one Renaissance theorist , satirists operate by exciting laughter , and should employ a ' low familiar way of speaking'.39 English poets traced the origins of satire to the Greek ...
... satire was always a genre prone to excess . According to one Renaissance theorist , satirists operate by exciting laughter , and should employ a ' low familiar way of speaking'.39 English poets traced the origins of satire to the Greek ...
Contents
Acknowledgements iii | 11 |
Narcissus Called to Account | 18 |
Old Age | 44 |
Copyright | |
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