CONDITION:

Signed by author on title page (no inscription). First Ed Stated. Nice clean copy. Exposition Press, 1963. Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dust jacket rubbing, 1" closed tear back cover, some edge, corner and shelf wear, still bright colors, price on inside jacket but a small clip to upper inside jacket edge. Teal cloth boards, VG, square. 127 pp. Ships quickly & w/care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The Satire of Saki by George James Spears Published in 1963, this scholarly critical monograph consists of approximately 127 pages. It stands as a significant contribution to the study of early 20th-century British satire, providing a technical analysis of the short stories, novels, and plays of Hector Hugh Munro, who wrote under the pseudonym Saki. The book is structured to evaluate the formal mechanisms of Saki's prose style, his use of irony, and his historical place within Edwardian literature. Spears systematically examines Saki's major thematic concerns, including his depiction of the hypocrisy and rigidity of the British upper class, his interest in the sudden intrusion of the wild or supernatural into civilized spaces, and his unique use of cruel or highly logical children to subvert adult authority. The study also analyzes Saki's concise narrative structures, his typical character archetypes, and his relationship to the larger satirical tradition of writers like Oscar Wilde and Evelyn Waugh.

SYNOPSIS:

The Satire of Saki by George James Spears

Published in 1963, this scholarly critical monograph consists of approximately 127 pages. It stands as a significant contribution to the study of early 20th-century British satire, providing a technical analysis of the short stories, novels, and plays of Hector Hugh Munro, who wrote under the pseudonym Saki. The book is structured to evaluate the formal mechanisms of Saki's prose style, his use of irony, and his historical place within Edwardian literature.

Spears systematically examines Saki's major thematic concerns, including his depiction of the hypocrisy and rigidity of the British upper class, his interest in the sudden intrusion of the wild or supernatural into civilized spaces, and his unique use of cruel or highly logical children to subvert adult authority. The study also analyzes Saki's concise narrative structures, his typical character archetypes, and his relationship to the larger satirical tradition of writers like Oscar Wilde and Evelyn Waugh.

 

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