Essay on Satire
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Essay on Satire is a late 17th-century poetic work by John Sheffield that sharply critiques contemporary figures and manners through witty, moralizing satire.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Essay on Satire canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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poem ⓘ satirical poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith | John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ |
| author |
John Sheffield
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John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| criticizes |
contemporary figures
ⓘ
contemporary manners ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry
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satire ⓘ |
| hasForm | rhymed verse ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
abuse of power
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corruption ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ moral reform ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Satires
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surface form:
Horatian satire
Satires ⓘ
surface form:
Juvenalian satire
classical satire ⓘ |
| intendedEffect |
moral instruction
ⓘ
social reform ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | English poetry ⓘ |
| literaryForm | verse essay ⓘ |
| literaryImportance | example of late 17th-century English satire ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
moralizing
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witty ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | English verse satire ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contemporary society
ⓘ
manners ⓘ morality ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| movement | Restoration literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | didactic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Restoration England
|
| targetAudience | literate elite of Restoration England ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| tone |
critical
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satirical ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
character sketch
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irony ⓘ moral exemplum ⓘ wit ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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subject surface form:
John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby