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'''Satire''' is the art of exposing human vice and folly. It can be seen in literature as in the Work of [[Jonathan Swift]] and in other art forms such as editorial cartooning. | '''Satire''' is the art of exposing human vice and folly. It can be seen in literature as in the Work of [[Jonathan Swift]] and in other art forms such as editorial cartooning. | ||
== Literary satire == | |||
Literary satire is sometimes, but not always humorous. A novel such as [[George Orwell]]'s [[Nineteen Eighty-Four]] can scarcely be thought of as funny. | |||
Satire frequently proceeds through [[allegory]], sometimes to evade [[censorship]], but sometimes for the effects that can be gained. When [[Edmund Spenser|Spenser]] satirised the Elizabethan court in ''Mother Hubberds Tale'', he made no attempt to disguise who he was aiming at. | |||
Satire may also take the form of [[parody]]. | |||
===Satirists on satire=== | ===Satirists on satire=== | ||
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* Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own. | * Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own. | ||
** ''The Battle of the Books'', preface (1704) | ** ''The Battle of the Books'', preface (1704) | ||
== Satire in art == | |||
In the 18th century, [[William Hogarth]] produced a considerable number of satirical paintings, then reproduced as prints. The best known are probably the series ''The Rake's Progress'' and ''Gin Lane''. | |||
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Satire is the art of exposing human vice and folly. It can be seen in literature as in the Work of Jonathan Swift and in other art forms such as editorial cartooning.
Literary satire
Literary satire is sometimes, but not always humorous. A novel such as George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four can scarcely be thought of as funny.
Satire frequently proceeds through allegory, sometimes to evade censorship, but sometimes for the effects that can be gained. When Spenser satirised the Elizabethan court in Mother Hubberds Tale, he made no attempt to disguise who he was aiming at.
Satire may also take the form of parody.
Satirists on satire
Jonathan Swift
- Satire is a sort of glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own.
- The Battle of the Books, preface (1704)
Satire in art
In the 18th century, William Hogarth produced a considerable number of satirical paintings, then reproduced as prints. The best known are probably the series The Rake's Progress and Gin Lane.