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Political satire is a significant part of satire that specializes in gaining entertainment from politics, politicians, and public affairs. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human It has also been used with subversive intent where political speech and dissent are forbidden by a regime, as a method of advancing political arguments where such arguments are expressly forbidden. Historically, the public opinion in the Athenian democracy was remarkably influenced by the political satire performed by the comic poets at the theaters. That the manufacture of consent is capable of great refinements no one I think denies Athenian democracy developed in the Greek City-state of Athens Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human Comedy was one of two principal dramatic forms in ancient Greece the other being Tragedy. The theatre of ancient Greece, or ancient Greek drama, is a theatrical Culture that flourished in ancient Greece between c [1]

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Distinctions

Political satire is usually distinguished from political protest or political dissent, as it does not necessarily carry an agenda nor seek to influence the political process. Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed Political dissent refers to any expression designed to convey dissatisfaction with or opposition to the policies of a governing body While occasionally it can, it more commonly aims simply to provide entertainment. By its very nature, it rarely offers a constructive view in itself; when it is used as part of protest or dissent, it tends to simply establish the error of matters rather than provide solutions.

Origins and genres

Satire can be traced back throughout history; wherever organized government has existed, so has satire. For the government of parliamentary systems see Executive (government. The oldest example that has survived till today is Aristophanes. Aristophanes (Ἀριστοφάνης ˌærɪˈstɒfəniːz in English ca The Roman period, for example, gives us the satirical poems and epigrams of Martial while some social satire exists in the writings of Paul of Tarsus in the New Testament of the Bible. Marcus Valerius Martialis (known in English as Martial) (March 1 40 AD - ca Paul the apostle (שאול התרסי Šaʾul HaTarsi, meaning " Saul of Tarsus " Σαούλ Saul and Σαῦλος Saulos and Etymology According to the Online Etymology Dictionary, the word bible is from Latin biblia, traced from the same word through Medieval Latin and Late Latin During the 20th century, satire moved from print media (in cartoons as political cartoons with heavy caricature and exaggeration, and in political magazines) and the parallel exposure of political scandals to performances (including television shows). The twentieth century of the Common Era began on The word cartoon has various meanings based on several very different forms of Visual art and Illustration. An editorial cartoon, also known as a political cartoon, is an illustration or Comic strip containing a political or Social message that usually A caricature is either a Portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable visual likeness or in literature a description Political magazines include The American Interest The American Prospect The Cato Journal A political scandal is a Scandal in which Politicians or government officials are accused of engaging in various illegal corrupt, or Unethical Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic Examples include musicians such as Tom Lehrer, live performance groups like the Capitol Steps, and public television and live performer Mark Russell. Thomas Andrew "Tom" Lehrer (born April 9 1928)is an American Singer-songwriter, satirist, Pianist, and mathematician The Capitol Steps is an American political Satire group It has been performing since 1981, and has released approximately thirty albums consisting Mark Russell (born August 23 1932 in Buffalo New York) is an American political satirist/comedian Additional subgenres include such literary classics as Gulliver's Travels and Animal Farm, and more recently, internet Ezine and website sources such as The Onion, ArnoldSpeaks. Gulliver's Travels (1726 amended 1735 officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World in Four Parts Animal Farm is a Novel by George Orwell, and is the most famous satirical Allegory of Soviet Totalitarianism An ezine is a periodic Publication distributed by Email or posted on a Website. For the vegetable see Onion. The Onion is an American " fake news " organization com, and the Happening Happy Hippy Party. The Happening Happy Hippy Party, or HHHP, was a British Political satire website and Ezine that ran between 1997 and 2002 emerging during the Some websites exist solely to poke fun at politicians, per the examples below.

19th Century

One example is Maurice Joly's 1864 pamphlet entitled The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu (Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu), which attacks the political ambitions of Napoleon III. Maurice Joly (1829—1878 was a French satirist and Lawyer. He was born in Lons-le-Saunier to a French father and an Italian Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Dialogue in Hell Between Machiavelli and Montesquieu (in the original French Dialogue aux enfers entre Machiavel et Montesquieu) is a satirical Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President It was first published in Brussels in 1864. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The piece used the literary device of a dialogue between two diabolical plotters in Hell, the historical characters of Machiavelli and Montesquieu, to cover up a direct, and illegal, attack on Napoleon's rule. A dialogue (sometimes spelled dialog) is a reciprocal Conversation between two or more entities. Hell, according to many Religious beliefs, is a location in the Afterlife, which may be described as a place of suffering Charles-Louis de Secondat baron de La Brède et de Montesquieu (Eng The noble baron Montesquieu made the case for liberalism; the Florentine wizard Machiavelli presented the case for cynical despotism. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Despotism is a Form of government by a single authority either an individual or tightly knit group, which rules with absolute political power In this manner, Joly communicated the secret ways in which liberalism might spawn a despot like Napoleon III.

References

  1. ^ Henderson, J. (1993) Comic Hero versus Political Elite pp. 307-19 in (1993) in Sommerstein, A. H. ; S. Halliwell, J. Henderson, B. Zimmerman: Tragedy, Comedy and the Polis. Bari: Levante Editori.  

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