The Cambridge Introduction to Satire (Paperback)

Part I: 1. What is satire?; 2. What isn't satire?; Part II: 3. Classical origins; 4. Renaissance satire: rogues, clowns, fools, satyrs; 5. Enlightenment satire: the prose tradition; 6. Verse satire from Rochester to Byron; Part III. Transition: Satire and the Novel: 7. Small worlds: the comedy of manners; 8. Unfortunate travelers: the picaresque; 9. The Menippean novel; 10. Satire and popular culture since 1900; Epilogue: Charlie Hebdo, satire and the politics of community.