• #1603 Satire and the American Experience

  • Jun 10 2024
  • Duración: 58 m
  • Podcast

#1603 Satire and the American Experience Por arte de portada

#1603 Satire and the American Experience

Escúchala gratis

Ver detalles del espectáculo

  • Resumen

  • Guest host David Horton of Radford University and Clay Jenkinson discuss the origins and varieties of satire. With its roots in the ancient world and particularly Rome, satire exists in two broad categories: genial, bemused satire, identified with the Roman poet Horace; and biting, severe, take-no-prisoners satire best represented by another Roman poet Juvenal. The discussion explores satire in American history; Thomas Jefferson’s humorlessness and his immunity to satire; classical American satirists such as Mark Twain and Will Rogers; and satire of the modern age with Johnny Carson, Bill Maher, Stephen Colbert, and Garrison Keillor. David and Clay reflect on the silo effect and media echo chambers of our time, which have made it nearly impossible for all to meet in some form of the public square to laugh at human foibles and find ways to tolerate each other.

    Más Menos
activate_primeday_promo_in_buybox_DT
Mundial Ciencias Sociales
Más Menos

Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre #1603 Satire and the American Experience

Calificaciones medias de los clientes

Reseñas - Selecciona las pestañas a continuación para cambiar el origen de las reseñas.

Reseñas de Audible.com

Opiniones de Amazon
No hay comentarios disponibles