Satire in the Elizabethan Era

<p>This book argues that the satire of the late Elizabethan period goes far beyond generic rhetorical persuasion but is instead intentionally engaged in a literary mission of transideological perceptual translation. This reshaping of cultural orthodoxies is interpreted in this study as both authentic and activistic in the sense that satire represents a purpose-driven attempt to build a consensual community devoted to genuine socio-cultural change. The book includes explorations of specific ideologically stabilizing satires produced before the Bishops' Ban of 1599 as well as the attempt to return nihilistic English satire to a stabilizing theatrical form during the tumultuous end of the reign of Elizabeth I. Dr. Jones infuses carefully chosen modern-day examples of satire alongside those of the Elizabethan Era making it a thoughtful vigorous read.</p><p></p>