Yu Christopher:
Nothing To Admire
The Politics Of Poetic Satire From Dryden To Merrill
Oxford University Press (United States), 2003
Hardback, 230 pages
Size: 234x156 mm
ISBN: 9780195155303
ISBN-10: 0195155300
Nothing To Admire
This work argues for the persistence of a central tradition of poetic satire in English that extends from Restoration England to present-day America. The tradition is seen as rooted in the uses of Augustan metaphor to criticize the abuse of social and political power and to promote freedom of mind.

