hough law and satire share essential elements -- both aim to correct individual vice, to promote justice, and to claim authority amid competing perspectives -- their commonality has gone largely unexplored by both legal theorists and literary critics. Gregory Kneidel, in this thoroughly original work, finds that just such an exploration leads to fascinating new insights for both fields of study. Reversing the more common association of satire with illegality, especially with libel, Kneidel...