| LC control no. | sh 85142875 |
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| Topical heading | Verse satire |
| Variant(s) | Poetic satire Satiric poetry Satirical poetry Satirical verse Verse satires |
| See also | Poetry Satire |
| Found in | Wikipedia, Dec. 30, 2011 (Satire is primarily a literary genre or form ... Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit as a weapon; In the 1590s a new wave of verse satire broke with the publication of Hall's Virgidemiarum, six books of verse satires targeting everything from literary fads to corrupt noblemen; satire in verse) English verse satire in the eighteenth century, 2010, via NeoEnglish system blog, viewed Dec. 30, 2011 ("Pope and Dr. Johnson gave the English language some of its best verse satires"; "Swift, as we have already said, was the greatest prose satirist of the age. But he also wrote some verse satires.") |
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