A fictional astrologist, parrot, Chinese philosopher and midwife wrote biting and sought after political satire in the 18th-century.
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Channel 4’s stealthy documentary on engineering human meat from the poor parallels Swift’s suggestion that people should eat the children of Ireland’s most destitute.
A satirist posted a parody of a police Facebook page. He was arrested and jailed for four days. How far do free speech protections extend when it comes to satire about government?
Published in 1719, Robinson Crusoe was one of the first novels (in the modern sense) written in English. Some 300 years later, the complicated castaway and his misadventures continue to shape culture.
Spoof Twitter accounts carry on a grand tradition of satire that has its roots in the 18th century.
Even now, 350 years after his birth, the great Irish satirist Jonathan Swift remains as sharp and relevant as ever.
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Professor of English Literature, University of Dundee
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Associate Professor in 18th-century Literature, York St John University
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Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota
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Senior Lecturer in English Literature, York St John University
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Vice President and Head of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Sheffield