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Menippean satire reconsidered : from antiquity to the Eighteenth Century
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Menippean satire reconsidered : from antiquity to the Eighteenth Century

Howard D. Weinbrot

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From Menippus the Gadaranean to Varro the Roman
Petronius, Seneca, and Julian
From Lucian the Debunker to Lucian the Blusher : revolution in the Menippean dialogues of the dead
Changes : Menippus Redivivus, Menippus Idem, Menippus Sensus
The preeminence of weeds : Swift's A tale of a tub and its parts
A tale of a tub : "leze-majesté" and further joining
Falling into the pit : A tale in its volume : The battle of the books and The mechanical operation of the spirit
A tale of two cultures : Boileau's Art poétique in France and England
Pope's Menippean essay on criticism
Pope's Dunciad, Smithfield royalty, and subjects of disputation
The Dunciad as notable poem
Clarissa, Elias Brand, and death by parentheses.

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Menippean satire reconsidered : from antiquity to the Eighteenth Century by Howard D. Weinbrot. ISBN 0801882109. Published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2005. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.

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