Satire

A Definition of Satire (And Why a Definition Matters)

“…In this respect, scholars have said that “[t]he satirist holds a place half‐way between the preacher and the wit” (Wolfe , 7) and “though he [sic] may enjoy his talent and may hope that we will enjoy it too, the satirist normally avows a more serious intent” (Pollard , 1). Further, satire has been called “a weapon and a toy” (Nokes , 17), which “aims to entertain and amuse as well as to inform and reform” (Brown , 3).…”

A Review of the Satire and Remonstrant Satire-Processing in the Poems by Sayed Hasan Hosseini with an Emphasis on the Collections "Safar Nameh Gerdbad, Boradeha and Noushdaruy-e-Tarhe-Generic"

“…"Literally, Tanz [Satire] is an Arabic word meaning ridiculing and mocking" (Dād, 2004), and (Horri, 2008). But, in literary terms and in recent years, it has been more an equivalent for the English word 'satire' (Pollard, 1999). "In literary terms, satire is the use of a series of words for indirectly and in a ridiculing tone of voice criticizing the filths, corruptions and immoralities of a person, a group of people, a community or a given nation and, though it makes the listener laugh, it aims at correcting and purifying".…”

Literature of Protest: Jack London’s the Iron Heel, a Satirical Perspective

“…Thus every condemnation of man and society by the writers can suggest what can be done to remedy the situation. (Pollard 1970) An important kind of satire is political satire; it generally contains elements of aggressive attack. The first important condition necessary for the satirist to write an important and effective political satire is a degree of free speech either by the satirist or the personae; the satirist should not have the slightest fear of being persecuted by the establishment or by the object of attack.…”