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Throughout western history, satire has been considered a masculine literary genre. Yet, British women writers produced hundreds of works of satire during the long eighteenth century. From Horatian teasing to Juvenalian provocation, women’s satirists followed established satiric traditions while also introducing new feminine-centric targets and techniques. This article looks at women’s satire in four genres: formal verse, the essay, the novel, and dramatic comedy.

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Theorizing British Women Satirists of the Long Eighteenth Century: Genre, Practice, and Tradition

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    2026年

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  • Elizabeth Tasker Davis,
  • Amanda Hiner

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Throughout western history, satire has been considered a masculine literary genre. Yet, British women writers produced hundreds of works of satire during the long eighteenth century. From Horatian teasing to Juvenalian provocation, women’s satirists followed established satiric traditions while also introducing new feminine-centric targets and techniques. This article looks at women’s satire in four genres: formal verse, the essay, the novel, and dramatic comedy.