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Definition of Satire
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of satire, but satirists can take... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians... read full definition
Chapter 2
Explanation and Analysis—Schiller :
In a passage that satirizes Mann's own literary career, Mann alludes to Friedrich Schiller, a notable figure in the history of German literature and philosophy. Summarizing the various (fictional) literary works written by Aschenbach, the narrator describes him as:
The author of the clear, powerful prose epic on the life of Frederick of Prussia; the patient artist who with untiring industry wove the novelistic tapestry called Maya, with its numerous characters, in which so many human destinies were gathered together to illustrate a grand idea; [...] finally (and this concludes the brief characterization of the works of his maturity), the writer of the passionate treatise Intellect and Art, a book whose power of organization and syllogistic eloquence led serious reviewers to place it immediately alongside Schiller’s disquisition on “naive” and “sentimental” literature—Gustav Aschenbach—was born in L., a district town in the province of Silesia [...]
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