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3 days ago · Animal Farm, anti-utopian satire by George Orwell, published in 1945. One of Orwell’s finest works, it is a political fable based on the events of Russia’s Bolshevik revolution and the betrayal of the cause by Joseph Stalin. The book concerns a group of barnyard animals who overthrow and chase off.
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5 days ago · Satire represents a form of public discourse that invites critical judgment of some sociopolitical folly, absurdity, or contradiction. Through devices like exaggeration, irony, and imitation, a satirical text aspires to cut through spin, deception, and misrepresentation in order to spotlight a given state of affairs as they are or could be.
4 days ago · The "Join or Die" political cartoon is an important part in American history, created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754. It was the first political cartoon published in an American newspaper and was ...
11 hours ago · Mark Shanahan, interviewing the playwright, asks: “The Outsider is a sharp political satire, but it has a wonderful, heartfelt message about the value of public service. Given the current ...
4 days ago · Spoof, parody and satire are not precious entities and will often work together; the 1980s tv show Spitting Image was both parody and satire. The puppets parodied specific individuals, e.g the famous Margaret Thatcher puppet, however the show overall commented on and satirized the politics of the day.
4 days ago · In the early 2000s, Jon Stewart perfected the art of ironic satire, playfully critiquing politicians, political institutions, the press and the public. What’s his role now?
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4 days ago · Satire transcends political realms, extending its purview to encompass social and cultural commentary. Literary works like George Orwell’s “Animal Farm” and Jonathan Swift’s “A Modest Proposal” utilize satire to critique societal mores and human conduct.
