Satire and Secrecy in English Literature from 1650 to 1750
Description
"This book revises assumptions about satire as a public, masculine discourse derived from classical precedents, in order to develop theoretical and critical paradigms that accommodate women, popular culture, and postmodern theories of language as a potentially aggressive, injurious act"--Publisher description.
Subjects
Intellectual life
English literature
Secrecy in literature
Satire
History and criticism
English literature, history and criticism, early modern, 1500-1700
English literature, history and criticism, 18th century
Great britain, intellectual life
LITERARY CRITICISM
European
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800
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