Animal Satire (1st ed. 2023) (Palgrave Studies in Animals and Literature)

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Synopsis
Animal Satire presents a cultural history of animal satire, a critically neglected but persistent presence in the history of cultural production, in which animals expose human folly while the strategies of satire expose the folly of human-animal relations. Highlighting the teeming animal presences across the history of satirical expression from Aristophanes to Twitter, with chapters on key works of literature, drama, film, and a plethora of satirical media, Animal Satire reveals the rich rhetorical significance of animality in powering the politics of satire from ancient and medieval through modern and contemporary times. More pressingly, the book makes the case for the significance of satire for understanding the real-world implications of rhetoric about animals in ongoing struggles for justice. By gathering both critical and creative examples from representative media forms, historical periods, and continents, this volume aims to enrich scholarship on the history of satire as well as empower creative practitioners with ideas about its practical applications today.
Copyright:
2023

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9783031248726
Related ISBNs:
9783031248719
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
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Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Animals, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts, Medicine
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This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:
Robert McKay
Edited by:
Susan McHugh

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