The Voice of Satire: Rabelais, Cervantes, Voltaire

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course will cover several examples of early modern satire, ranging from Cervantes' Don Quixote, to Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel, to scathing works of 18th century British satire, as exemplified by Pope and Swift. We will consider novels, poems, theatre, journalism, and visual media such as caricatures. FORMATS: Seminar