The Anatomy of Satire “‘Tis the intent and business of the stage, To copy out the follies of the age, To hold to every man a faithful glass, And show him.

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The Anatomy of Satire “‘Tis the intent and business of the stage, To copy out the follies of the age, To hold to every man a faithful glass, And show him of what species he’s an ass” -- John Vanburgh, The Provoked Wife (1697)

What is Satire? Though he laughs, the satirist tells the truth Compels readers to look at a sight they missed or shunned - move them to protest Through laughter, aims to cure folly and punish evil

Types of Satire Horatian: gentle, sympathetic form of satire. Mildly mocks the subject. The audience is asked to laugh at themselves as much as the players.

Types of Satire Juvenalian/juvenille: harsh and bitter satire

Two Types of Satirists Optimist –Likes people, but thinks they are rather blind and foolish –Tells the truth with a smile –Cures people of their ignorance –Writes in order to heal

Two Types of Satirists Pessimist –Loves individuals, hates mankind –Aim is to wound, to punish, to destroy –Juvenalian satire –The OnionThe Onion

Forms of Satire Diatribe, Invective: –Direct attack –Stated without irony or sarcasm –Do not have to figure out what the satirist is trying to say –Dennis Miller, Chris Rock, George Carlin

Forms of Satire Caricature, Exaggeration: –Distortion for emphasis –Usually focuses on powerful subjects –Emphasize physical characteristics in order to make deeper criticism

Parody Imitation which, through distortion and exaggeration, evokes amusement, derision, and sometimes scorn Borrows a pre-existing form The Daily Show, The Colbert Report Spaceballs

Types of Parody Burlesque: –Vulgar –Treats subject with ridicule, vulgarity, distortion, and contempt –“Dear companions hug and kiss, Toast old Glorious in your piss” -- Jonathan Swift on the Irish parliament

Types of Parody Mock-heroic –“like a laughing child wearing a full-scale suit of majestic armor” –Grand diction, lofty style –Takes a trivial or repellent theme and treats it with grandeur or feigned solemnity –The Onion Headline: “Loser Spends Entire Day in Bed”

William Hogarth “How I want thee, humorous Hogarth! Thou, I hear, a pleasant rogue art; Were but you and I acquainted, Every monster should be painted; You should try your graving tools On this odious group of fools; Draw the beasts as I describe ‘em; Form their features, while I gibe ‘em, Draw them like, for I assure you, You will need no Car’catura -- Jonathan Swift