Satire in the Elizabethan Era : An Activistic Art EPUB

by William Jones

Part of the Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture series

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This book argues that the satire of the late Elizabethan period goes far beyond generic rhetorical persuasion, but is instead intentionally engaged in a literary mission of transideological "perceptual translation." This reshaping of cultural orthodoxies is interpreted in this study as both authentic and "activistic" in the sense that satire represents a purpose-driven attempt to build a consensual community devoted to genuine socio-cultural change.

The book includes explorations of specific ideologically stabilizing satires produced before the Bishops’ Ban of 1599, as well as the attempt to return nihilistic English satire to a stabilizing theatrical form during the tumultuous end of the reign of Elizabeth I.

Dr. Jones infuses carefully chosen, modern-day examples of satire alongside those of the Elizabethan Era, making it a thoughtful, vigorous read.

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Pages:178 pages, 1 Halftones, black and white
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date:28/11/2017
Category:
- Literary theory
- Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
ISBN:9781351181068

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