Animal Satirepresents a cultural history of animal satire, a critically neglected but persistent presence in the history of cultural production, in which animals expose human folly while the strategies of satire expose the folly of human-animal relations. Highlighting the teeming animal presences across the history of satirical expression from Aristophanes to Twitter, with chapters on key works of literature, drama, film, and a plethora of satirical media, Animal Satirereveals the rich rhetorical significance of animality in powering the politics of satire from ancient and medieval through...
Animal Satirepresents a cultural history of animal satire, a critically neglected but persistent presence in the history of cultural production, in wh...
