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A discourse concerning ridicule and irony in writing (1729)

Collins, Anthony, 1676-1729; Bloom, Edward A. (Edward Alan), 1914-1994 [Editor]; Bloom, Lillian D., 1920-2002 [Editor]

A discourse concerning ridicule and irony in writing (1729) — English source edition. Subject: Satire.

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An Inspector Calls

J. B. Priestley

An interruption to a family celebration turns respectable explanations into contested accounts of responsibility. Follow the sequence of revelations, compa...

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Blood Brothers

Willy Russell

Separated twins grow up with different opportunities while the audience knows the bond they do not understand. Read the musical version with attention to s...

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Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Macbeth follows a celebrated soldier whose desire for the crown turns loyalty into violence. Prophecy offers possibilities, but the decisions made by Macbe...

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Oliver Twist

Charles Dickens

Oliver’s movement through institutions and households exposes how adults label and treat vulnerable children. Compare the narrator’s irony with Oliver’s li...

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Othello

William Shakespeare

Othello examines how trust can be redirected by a persuasive speaker. Iago uses suggestion, selective information and the responses of others to turn uncer...

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Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Read Chapter I of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. The opening makes a confident claim about a wealthy unmarried man, then shifts attention towards the s...

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