| Satire Contributor(s): Ogborn, Jane (Author), Buckroyd, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521787912 ISBN-13: 9780521787918 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $24.37 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2001 Annotation: Satire is a new title in the Cambridge Contexts in Literature series for advanced level students of English Literature. Each title in the series has the quality, content and level endorsed by the OCR examination board. However, the texts provide the background and focus suitable for any examination board at advanced level. The series explores the contextual study of texts by concentrating on key periods, topics and comparisons in literature. Each book adopts an interactive approach and provides the background for understanding the significance of literary, historical and social contexts. Students are encouraged to investigate different interpretations that may be applied to literary texts by different readers, through a variety of activities and questions, the use of study aids, such as chronologies and glossaries, and the inclusion of anthology sections to exemplify issues. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - Arts & Humanities |
| Dewey: 827.009 |
| LCCN: 2001267906 |
| Series: Cambridge Contexts in Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.6 lbs) 130 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Critical introductions to a range of literary topics and genres. The purpose of satire is to expose human hypocrisy, vice and folly, and because these aspects of human behaviour are not particular to any one historical period, satires can be understood by readers at any moment in time. This book explores the social and political circumstances to deepen that understanding. Text extracts are included from Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Lord Byron, E.E. Cummings and Evelyn Waugh. |