The Practice of Satire in England, 1658-1770 Mike Fairclough It begins with a group

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The Practice of Satire in England, 1658-1770 Mike Fairclough It begins with a groupIn The Practice of Satire in England, 1658 1770, Ashley Marshall explores how satire was conceived and understood by writers and readers of the period. Her account is based on a reading of some 3,000 works ranging from one page squibs to novels. The objective is not to recuperate particular minor works but to recover the satiric milieuto resituate the masterpieces amid the hundreds of other works alongside which they were originally written and read.