Regarded by them as uniquely 'their own', satire held a special place in the Roman imagination as the one genre that could address the problems of city life from the perspective of a 'real Roman'. In ...

The Satires, as they became known, attacked cruelty, foolishness and the corruption of Roman society. The most famous of these works was the third satire. In this, a man is leaving a Rome he finds ...

Belarusian prankster Vladislav Bokhan recently tricked teachers in Russia’s Voronezh Oblast into making “patriotic” tin foil ...

Director Edward Berger delivers a compelling mystery with sprinkles of satire in “Conclave.” In the film, Cardinal Thomas ...

For centuries, children in Ancient Egypt learned to read using a text known as The Satire of the Trades, a document dating back to around 2400 BCE. This educational text presents advice from a father ...

Her main area of interest is the literature and culture of the early empire, including Roman satire and the Roman novel. In addition to her books, she has published articles and book chapters on ...

The fabricated screenshot of the Truth Social post was first shared as satire on X on Oct. 11 after Obama made a case against Trump and for U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid at ...

A screenshot, opens new tab of an article dated Sept. 8, featuring a satire tag, reads, “It's Official: Texas Declares Bringing a Pride Flag to the Classroom a Crime.” When asked for a comment ...

Up against the wall: Ward Sutton’s comic panels get the gallery treatment (“Civil Whites,” 2024, acrylic on canvas, 26x30”). Amid one of the most divisive and chaotic election years in ...

“Gershwin Brothers’ Two Political Satire Musicals in Concert” ran at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall on Oct. 12. —Staff writer Ria S. Cuéllar-Koh can be reached at ria ...

Roman satires are explored both as generic, literary phenomena and as highly symbolic and effective social activities. Satire's transformation in late antiquity and reception in more recent centuries ...