Buy Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam
close menu
Bookswagon
search
My Account
Home > Biography and non-fiction prose > Anthologies: general > Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam
Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam

Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam


     0     
5
4
3
2
1



Out of Stock


Notify me when this book is in stock
X
About the Book

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: flr-: li)INTRODUCTION 3till ! tatithe millennium has arrived, when vice and on have vanished off the face of the earth, affec- therewiU always be scope for the satirist. Dum civitas erit, indicia fient,1 is true in more ways than one. . La-w cannot deal with the offences of bad taste. Satire was introduced into the world to supply the defects of law. The satirist should be the watch dog of society.2 This is the ideal. But we have to admit that the modes of satire are as various as the motives of satirists. The motive may be the plea- sure of laughing in a corner, of reforming mankind, of making a hit, or of taking revenge.. The mode may be that of denunciation, of irony, or, most useful and least offensive, that which, instead of lashing, laughs men out of their follies and vices.3 Of all these we shall find in the present review examples that will bear comparison with any that the literature of Greece or Rome or France can afford. Up to the middle of the fourteenth century the English satirical spirit expressed itself in the form of Latin verse,4 or of imitation and translation of the prevailing French models.5 Popular ballads,8 satirical and political lays there were, dealing with / the evils that provoked the Lancastrian Revolution; but as poems these have little but an antiquarian 1 Cicero, pro Sex. Roscio. 2 Hor., Sat. II. i. 85: Si quis opprobriis dignum latraverit. 3 Swift, Intelligencer, No. ill. E.g., Apocalypsis Golias, and the various poems attributed to Walter Mapes. 6 E.g., ' The Land of Cockayne.' 0 This country has always at periods of excitement been prolific in the production of political squibs, ' libels, ' lampoons. I must refer the curious reader to Mr. Wright's collections of political poems. Among the chief writers of these ball..


Best Sellers


Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780217046763
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 96
  • Spine Width: 5 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0217046762
  • Publisher Date: 02 Feb 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 186 gr


Similar Products

Add Photo
Add Photo

Customer Reviews

REVIEWS      0     
Click Here To Be The First to Review this Product
Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam
General Books -
Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam
Writing guidlines
We want to publish your review, so please:
  • keep your review on the product. Review's that defame author's character will be rejected.
  • Keep your review focused on the product.
  • Avoid writing about customer service. contact us instead if you have issue requiring immediate attention.
  • Refrain from mentioning competitors or the specific price you paid for the product.
  • Do not include any personally identifiable information, such as full names.

Selections from the British Satirists; With an Introductory Essay by Cecil Headlam

Required fields are marked with *

Review Title*
Review
    Add Photo Add up to 6 photos
    Would you recommend this product to a friend?
    Tag this Book Read more
    Does your review contain spoilers?
    What type of reader best describes you?
    I agree to the terms & conditions
    You may receive emails regarding this submission. Any emails will include the ability to opt-out of future communications.

    CUSTOMER RATINGS AND REVIEWS AND QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TERMS OF USE

    These Terms of Use govern your conduct associated with the Customer Ratings and Reviews and/or Questions and Answers service offered by Bookswagon (the "CRR Service").


    By submitting any content to Bookswagon, you guarantee that:
    • You are the sole author and owner of the intellectual property rights in the content;
    • All "moral rights" that you may have in such content have been voluntarily waived by you;
    • All content that you post is accurate;
    • You are at least 13 years old;
    • Use of the content you supply does not violate these Terms of Use and will not cause injury to any person or entity.
    You further agree that you may not submit any content:
    • That is known by you to be false, inaccurate or misleading;
    • That infringes any third party's copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret or other proprietary rights or rights of publicity or privacy;
    • That violates any law, statute, ordinance or regulation (including, but not limited to, those governing, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination or false advertising);
    • That is, or may reasonably be considered to be, defamatory, libelous, hateful, racially or religiously biased or offensive, unlawfully threatening or unlawfully harassing to any individual, partnership or corporation;
    • For which you were compensated or granted any consideration by any unapproved third party;
    • That includes any information that references other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information or phone numbers;
    • That contains any computer viruses, worms or other potentially damaging computer programs or files.
    You agree to indemnify and hold Bookswagon (and its officers, directors, agents, subsidiaries, joint ventures, employees and third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.), harmless from all claims, demands, and damages (actual and consequential) of every kind and nature, known and unknown including reasonable attorneys' fees, arising out of a breach of your representations and warranties set forth above, or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.


    For any content that you submit, you grant Bookswagon a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, transferable right and license to use, copy, modify, delete in its entirety, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from and/or sell, transfer, and/or distribute such content and/or incorporate such content into any form, medium or technology throughout the world without compensation to you. Additionally,  Bookswagon may transfer or share any personal information that you submit with its third-party service providers, including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc. in accordance with  Privacy Policy


    All content that you submit may be used at Bookswagon's sole discretion. Bookswagon reserves the right to change, condense, withhold publication, remove or delete any content on Bookswagon's website that Bookswagon deems, in its sole discretion, to violate the content guidelines or any other provision of these Terms of Use.  Bookswagon does not guarantee that you will have any recourse through Bookswagon to edit or delete any content you have submitted. Ratings and written comments are generally posted within two to four business days. However, Bookswagon reserves the right to remove or to refuse to post any submission to the extent authorized by law. You acknowledge that you, not Bookswagon, are responsible for the contents of your submission. None of the content that you submit shall be subject to any obligation of confidence on the part of Bookswagon, its agents, subsidiaries, affiliates, partners or third party service providers (including but not limited to Bazaarvoice, Inc.)and their respective directors, officers and employees.

    Accept

    Fresh on the Shelf


    Inspired by your browsing history


    Your review has been submitted!

    You've already reviewed this product!
    Your IP: 216.73.216.195 IN