This Blog is an Exploration into Satire. Does it Need to be Contemporary? Or do the Classical Forms Still Hold their Comic Value?
The Question I Aim to Answer...
'Satire must be contemporary'. Discuss this statement with reference to both a contemporary stand-up comedian who appeals strongly to you and to your Goldoni project.Ensure that you clearly define 'satire' using academic sources.
I will be basing my answer to this question on the comedy of Frankie Boyle. I have chosen Frankie Boyle because of his Contemporary satire and the controversy that surrounds his work because of it.
Eric Weitz...
“One might encounter some difficulty in compiling a precise description applicable to all texts that we intuitively classify as comedy”.
