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- Title
A Definition of Satire (And Why a Definition Matters).
- Authors
DECLERCQ, DIETER
- Abstract
ABSTRACT: There is a consensus that satire cannot be defined, but is best characterized by a cluster account. However, I argue that a cluster account does not acknowledge the artistically and politically significant distinction between real satire and some forms of frivolous topical comedy which are casually labeled ‘satire’ in international media contexts. To uphold this distinction, I introduce a weak proposal that satire is a genre which necessarily sets out to critique and entertain (with the qualification that these purposes necessarily interact, although neither is wholly instrumental to the other). I further argue that this proposal also provides necessary and sufficient conditions for a definition of satire.
- Subjects
SATIRE; WIT &; humor; COMEDY; AMUSEMENTS; LITERARY aesthetics; SATIRISTS
- Publication
Journal of Aesthetics & Art Criticism, 2018, Vol 76, Issue 3, p319
- ISSN
0021-8529
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/jaac.12563