English Literature / Unit 2 ENL 0115 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Satire: Horatian and Juvenalian
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The idea
Satire ridicules vices, follies and abuses, usually to shame them into improvement. The glossary names Juvenalian satire, after the Roman Juvenal, as bitter and often cruel, using sarcasm more than humour. Horatian satire, after Horace, is the gentler kind, mocking with good humour. Menippean satire attacks attitudes rather than individuals.
In practice
Mockery meant to correct.
Where people slip
Satire has a target; find it.
Your place on the trail
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