ENGL 30120 - Satire: Jonathan Swift to Jon Stewart

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

A study of literary satire from the early 18th century to the present with some attention to visual satire and current popular culture. Authors to be studied will certainly include Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, Voltaire, William Blake, Mark Twain, Dorothy Parker, Nathanael West, and probably on or more of the following: Aldous Huxley, Langston Hughes, George Orwell, Don DeLillo, and T. C. Boyle. Some of the questions we will consider are: Does great satire, which often highly historical, complicate ideas of art as timeless or universal? How does satire differ from comedy and irony, while frequently incorporating both? Is satire fundamentally a form of moral engagement or anarchistic play? What links aggression and laughter in verbal art? What do traditional satires tell about recent phenomena such as The Daily Show and The Colbert Report - - and vice versa?

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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