Dr Alan Downie of Goldsmiths' College reflects on our understanding of such works as John Gay 's Beggar's Opera, and argues that in the age of scepticism satire has dwindled to ' laughing with a few friends in a corner'.
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Dr Alan Downie of Goldsmiths' College reflects on our understanding of such works as John Gay 's Beggar's Opera, and argues that in the age of scepticism satire has dwindled to ' laughing with a few friends in a corner'.
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