This edited collection brings together literary scholars and art historians, and maps how satire became a less genre-driven and increasingly visual medium in th

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Here is the ideal introduction to satire for the student and, for the experienced scholar, an occasion to reconsider the uses, problems, and pleasures of satire

Satire is clearly one of today’s most controversial socio-cultural topics. In this edited volume, The Power of Satire, it is studied for the first time as a d