In this groundbreaking study, Jonathan Greenberg locates a satiric sensibility at the heart of the modern. By promoting an antisentimental education, modernism denied the authority of emotion to guarantee moral and literary value. Instead, it fostered sophisticated, detached and apparently cruel attitudes toward pain and suffering. This sensibility challenged the novel's humanistic tradition, set ethics and aesthetics into conflict and fundamentally altered the ways that we know and feel. ...

In satire, evil, folly, and weakness are held up to ridicule - to the delight of some and the outrage of others. Satire may claim the higher purpose of social critique or moral reform, or it may simply revel in its own transgressive laughter. It exposes frauds, debunks ideals, binds communities, starts arguments, and evokes unconscious fantasies. It has been a central literary genre since ancient times, and has become especially popular and provocative in recent decades. This new introduct...

From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobituaries, comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life.Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist...

Winner of the Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year award!Suzy the taxi is starting a new job. She has ADHD, which means she sometimes gets distracted. She doesn't let this challenge stop her from being the best sightseeing cab in the city though! Follow Suzy as she discovers a unique, creative, and fun way to do her job well.Printed in a dyslexia-friendly font, this lively picture book invites toddlers, early readers, and primary school students to di...

From beloved CBS Sunday Morning correspondent Mo Rocca, author of New York Times bestseller Mobituaries, comes an inspiring collection of stories that celebrates the triumphs of people who made their biggest marks late in life.Eighty has been the new sixty for about twenty years now. In fact, there have always been late-in-life achievers, those who declined to go into decline just because they were eligible for social security. Journalist...

¡Ganador del premio al Libro del Año de la revista Creative Child Magazine!Suzy es un taxi que empieza un nuevo trabajo. Tiene TDAH, lo que significa que a veces se distrae. ¡Pero eso no le impide convertirse en la mejor taxista guía de toda la ciudad! Acompaña a Suzy mientras encuentra una forma única, creativa y divertida de hacer bien su trabajo.Impreso con una tipografía amigable para personas con dislexia, este cuento ilustrado invita a niñas y niños p...

¡Ganador del premio al Libro del Año de la revista Creative Child Magazine!Robby, el taxi, es muy especial. Es especial porque es disléxico. Le cuesta leer las señales de tráfico, pero goza de una memoria prodigiosa y hace un trabajo estupendo llevando a sus pasajeros por la ciudad. Un día, un cliente le pide que lo lleve a un lugar al que nunca había ido: ¡el aeropuerto! Acompaña a Robby mientras usa su manera única de ver el mundo y sus habilidades creativas para...

Winner of the Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year award!Robby the taxi is a very special cab. He is special because he has dyslexia. Even though he has trouble reading the street signs, he has a wonderful memory and does a great job driving his passengers around the city. One day, a customer asks him to go somewhere he's never been before... the airport! Follow Robby as he uses his unique outlook and creative skills to find a solution to this surprise challe...

Winner of the Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year award!Robby the taxi is a very special cab. He is special because he has dyslexia. Even though he has trouble reading the street signs, he has a wonderful memory and does a great job driving his passengers around the city. One day, a customer asks him to go somewhere he's never been before... the airport! Follow Robby as he uses his unique outlook and creative skills to find a solution to this surprise challe...

Winner of the Creative Child Magazine's Book of the Year award!Suzy the taxi is starting a new job. She has ADHD, which means she sometimes gets distracted. She doesn't let this challenge stop her from being the best sightseeing cab in the city though! Follow Suzy as she discovers a unique, creative, and fun way to do her job well.Printed in a dyslexia-friendly font, this lively picture book invites toddlers, early readers, and primary school students to di...

¡Ganador del premio al Libro del Año de la revista Creative Child Magazine!Suzy es un taxi que empieza un nuevo trabajo. Tiene TDAH, lo que significa que a veces se distrae. ¡Pero eso no le impide convertirse en la mejor taxista guía de toda la ciudad! Acompaña a Suzy mientras encuentra una forma única, creativa y divertida de hacer bien su trabajo.Impreso con una tipografía amigable para personas con dislexia, este cuento ilustrado invita a niñas y niños p...

¡Ganador del premio al Libro del Año de la revista Creative Child Magazine!Robby, el taxi, es muy especial. Es especial porque es disléxico. Le cuesta leer las señales de tráfico, pero goza de una memoria prodigiosa y hace un trabajo estupendo llevando a sus pasajeros por la ciudad. Un día, un cliente le pide que lo lleve a un lugar al que nunca había ido: ¡el aeropuerto! Acompaña a Robby mientras usa su manera única de ver el mundo y sus habilidades creativas para...