Satire in Narrative: Petronius, Swift, Gibbon, Melville, & PynchonUniversity of Texas Press, 2012 M02 1 - 196 pages 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. |
Contents
Satiric Parody of Classicism in the Satyricon | 19 |
Satiric Materialism in A Tale of a Tub | 39 |
Satire Epic and History in The Decline and Fall of | 64 |
Parody and Paradigms in The Crying of Lot 49 | 109 |
Borges Satire and History | 126 |
Bibliography | 167 |
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Satire in Narrative: Petronius, Swift, Gibbon, Melville, & Pynchon Frank Palmeri Limited preview - 2014 |
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