John T. Gilmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He teaches, researches and has published on eighteenth-century literature written in English and Latin, the literature and history of the Caribbean, and Translation Studies.

• Series Editor Preface Preface 1. Introduction 2. Beast Fables from Aesop to Animal Farm 3. Early Satire, from the Bible to Ancient Rome 4. Verse Satire after Antiquity 5. The Heirs of Lucian 6. The "Character" as Satire 7. Satire and Gender 8. Satire and the Visual Arts 9. Conclusion Bibliography

John T. Gilmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He teaches, researches and has published on eighteenth-century literature written in English and Latin, the literature and history of the Caribbean, and Translation Studies.

• Series Editor Preface Preface 1. Introduction 2. Beast Fables from Aesop to Animal Farm 3. Early Satire, from the Bible to Ancient Rome 4. Verse Satire after Antiquity 5. The Heirs of Lucian 6. The "Character" as Satire 7. Satire and Gender 8. Satire and the Visual Arts 9. Conclusion Bibliography

John T. Gilmore is an Associate Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. He teaches, researches and has published on eighteenth-century literature written in English and Latin, the literature and history of the Caribbean, and Translation Studies.

• Series Editor Preface Preface 1. Introduction 2. Beast Fables from Aesop to Animal Farm 3. Early Satire, from the Bible to Ancient Rome 4. Verse Satire after Antiquity 5. The Heirs of Lucian 6. The "Character" as Satire 7. Satire and Gender 8. Satire and the Visual Arts 9. Conclusion Bibliography