{"product_id":"2026200015518-secondhand-satire","title":"Satire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the biting wit of Aristophanes to the savage irony of Jonathan Swift, Satire by Matthew Hodgart presents a sweeping and authoritative panorama of one of literature's most powerful and enduring modes of expression. Hodgart chronicles the development of satirical writing across millennia and civilisations, arguing that satire is not merely a literary genre but a fundamental force of social and political critique — a weapon wielded by the bold against the powerful, the pompous, and the corrupt.\n\nDrawing on an encyclopaedic command of world literature, Hodgart illuminates the recurring patterns, techniques, and targets that unite satirists across vastly different cultural contexts, from ancient Greece and Rome through the European Renaissance to the modern age. His prose is precise yet accessible, making this a landmark work of literary criticism that is as relevant to the casual reader as it is to the serious scholar. For anyone who has ever laughed at authority and wondered why, this study offers an indispensable — and quietly unsettling — answer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203210748123,"sku":"2026200015518-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0b6cde8e-d77f-454e-8d29-2d3760dac4d7.png?v=1788145838","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200015518-secondhand-satire","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}