Satire av Joel (San Francisco State University USA) Schechter

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<i>Satire </i>reconsiders the entertainment, political dissent and comic social commentary created by innovative writers and directors since this theatrical form took the stage in ancient Athens. From Aristophanes to the 18th-century plays of John Gay and Henry Fielding, to the creations of Joan Littlewood, Bertolt Brecht, Vsevolod Meyerhold, Erika Mann, Brendan Behan and Dario Fo, practitioners of theatrical satire have prompted audiences to laugh at corruption, greed, injustice and abusive authority.In the theatre these artists jested at prominent citizens, scandals and fashions. In retrospect it can be seen that their topical references, allegories and impersonations also promoted intervention in public discourse and events outside the theatre, as satire extended its reach beyond the stage into society.<i>Satire </i>focuses on three exemplary satiric plays: <i>The Knights </i>by Aristophanes, <i>The Beggar¿s Opera </i>by John Gay and <i>The Hostage </i>by Brendan Behan under Joan Li