Prominent satirists from antiquity include Horace and Juvenal and through their extensive work, these great Roman poets concretely established the lineament of the genre of satire and in doing so applied influence on all subsequent literary satires.It is generally agreed that it is the Roman structure of writing satire that has become the model for satirical texts in the modern ages. Roman satire quickly split into two individual forms: that which exists merely to poke amiable fun of its subject, and that which angrily sets out to humiliate and lambaste its subject. Horace adopted the former - mild, amusing, enlightening and sophisticated satire whilst Juvenal employed the latter satire which was vitriolic and replete with moral indignation.
As opposed to adopting a harsh style, Horace opted for mild mockery and wisecracking wit as the means most potent for his goals. Although I portray examples of folly, he said "I am not a prosecutor and I do not like to give pain; if I laugh at the nonsense around me, I am not motivated by malice."
Juvenal, over a century later, conjured up the satirists' role very differently. He was the one who observed with dismay, disgust and disbelief at the corruptions of his time his heart consumed with contempt and frustration.
The overall purpose of satire is usually to make some kind of moral or political change in society through the use of critical humour. A satirist will choose a subject or person with whom he finds faults and use humour to make those faults obvious. In theory, many satirists hope that the humour will have a corrective effect, almost like a punishment for bad behaviour, ultimately leading people to change the way they behave and discouraging others from behaving the same way in the future.
The content of this site will focus on satire's evolution, techniques and examples.
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As opposed to adopting a harsh style, Horace opted for mild mockery and wisecracking wit as the means most potent for his goals. Although I portray examples of folly, he said "I am not a prosecutor and I do not like to give pain; if I laugh at the nonsense around me, I am not motivated by malice."
Juvenal, over a century later, conjured up the satirists' role very differently. He was the one who observed with dismay, disgust and disbelief at the corruptions of his time his heart consumed with contempt and frustration.
The overall purpose of satire is usually to make some kind of moral or political change in society through the use of critical humour. A satirist will choose a subject or person with whom he finds faults and use humour to make those faults obvious. In theory, many satirists hope that the humour will have a corrective effect, almost like a punishment for bad behaviour, ultimately leading people to change the way they behave and discouraging others from behaving the same way in the future.
The content of this site will focus on satire's evolution, techniques and examples.
Students using an Apple I-Pad can access and edit Word documents, Excel and Power-point. Download "CloudOn" from the apps store (it is a free app). Follow the instructions and then download "Dropbox" to store your edited documents. You will now have an interface similar to Word, Excel and Power-point. The following link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKDlpGPoxSU will provide you with a tutorial pertaining to "CloudOn".