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Part I: Laughing with Reason: Seriousness and Un-seriousness in English Critical History

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Abstract

The essay discusses the classical origins and sources of critical satire and comedy, the writing of the laughing history of criticism, the incidence of self-ridicule, of 'overdoing it', and an introduction to the texts and images contained in the volume.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationRidiculous Critics
Subtitle of host publicationAugustan Mockery of Critical Judgment
EditorsPhilip Smallwood, Min Wild
Place of PublicationLewisburg
PublisherBucknell University Press
Number of pages26
Volume1
Edition1
ISBN (Print)9781611486148, 9781611486162
Publication statusPublished - 16 Sept 2014

Bibliographical note

An essay within a co-edited volume

Keywords

  • Satire
  • Comedy
  • Criticism
  • History
  • Ridicule

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