The Offensive Art: Political Satire and Its Censorship around the World from Beerbohm to Borat

by Leonard Freedman

Book Overview

The Offensive Art is an arch and sometimes caustic look at the art of political satire as practiced in democratic, monarchical, and authoritarian societies around the world over the past century-together with the efforts by governmental, religious, and corporate authorities to suppress it by censorship, intimidation, policy, and fatwa. Examples are drawn from the full spectrum of satiric genres, including novels, plays, verse, songs, essays,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313356009
• ISBN13: 9780313356001
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.4"