Satire by Joel Schechter

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Satire suits readers who relish tracing how subversive humor has repeatedly challenged power from ancient amphitheaters to modern stages and who enjoy seeing three landmark plays unpacked to reveal the evolving tactics artists use to turn laughter into social intervention.

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Satire reconsiders the entertainment, political dissent and comic social commentary created by innovative writers and directors since this theatrical form took the stage in ancient Athens. From Aristophanes to the 18-century plays of John Gay and ...

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