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==Origin==
Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ''satura'', ''satira'', perhaps from (''lanx'') ''satura'' dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of ''satur'' well-fed; akin to Latin ''satis'' enough
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1501]
The [[word]] ''satire'' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''satur'' and the subsequent phrase ''lanx satura''. ''Satur'' meant "full," but the [[juxtaposition]] with ''lanx'' shifted the [[meaning]] to "miscellany or medley": the [[expression]] ''lanx satura'' [[literally]] means "a full dish of various kinds of fruits."
The word ''satura'' as used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintilian Quintilian], however, was used to denote only Roman verse satire, a strict [[genre]] that imposed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexameter hexameter] form, a narrower genre than what would be later intended as satire. Quintilian famously said that ''satura'', that is a satire in hexameter verses, was a literary genre of wholly [[Roman]] origin (''satura tota nostra est''). He was [[aware]] of and commented on Greek satire, but at the time did not label it as such, although today the [[origin]] of satire is considered to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristophanes%27_Old_Comedy Aristophanes' Old Comedy]. The first critic to use satire in the modern broader sense was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius Apuleius].
The derivation of satire from ''satura'' properly has nothing to do with the [[Greek]] [[mythological]] figure [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyr satyr]. To Quintilian, the satire was a strict literary form, but the term soon escaped from the original narrow [[definition]].
==Definitions==
*1: a [[literary]] work holding up [[human]] [[vices]] and [[follies]] to [[ridicule]] or [[scorn]]
*2: trenchant wit, [[irony]], or sarcasm used to [[expose]] and discredit [[vice]] or folly
==Description==
'''Satire''' is primarily a [[literary]] [[genre]] or form, although in [[practice]] it can also be found in the graphic and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_arts performing arts]. In satire, [[vices]], [[follies]], [[abuses]], and shortcomings are held up to [[ridicule]], ideally with the [[intent]] of [[shaming]] [[individuals]], and [[society]] itself, into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater [[purpose]] is often constructive social [[criticism]], using wit as a weapon.
A common feature of satire is strong [[irony]] or [[sarcasm]]—"in satire, irony is [[militant]]"—but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody parody], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlesque burlesque], exaggeration, [[juxtaposition]], comparison, [[analogy]], and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical [[speech]] and [[writing]]. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as [[natural]]) the very things the satirist wishes to [[attack]].
Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of [[expression]], including [[literature]], [[plays]], [[commentary]], and [[media]] such as lyrics.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
==Origin==
Middle French or [[Latin]]; Middle French, from Latin ''satura'', ''satira'', perhaps from (''lanx'') ''satura'' dish of mixed ingredients, from feminine of ''satur'' well-fed; akin to Latin ''satis'' enough
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_century 1501]
The [[word]] ''satire'' comes from the [[Latin]] word ''satur'' and the subsequent phrase ''lanx satura''. ''Satur'' meant "full," but the [[juxtaposition]] with ''lanx'' shifted the [[meaning]] to "miscellany or medley": the [[expression]] ''lanx satura'' [[literally]] means "a full dish of various kinds of fruits."
The word ''satura'' as used by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quintilian Quintilian], however, was used to denote only Roman verse satire, a strict [[genre]] that imposed [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexameter hexameter] form, a narrower genre than what would be later intended as satire. Quintilian famously said that ''satura'', that is a satire in hexameter verses, was a literary genre of wholly [[Roman]] origin (''satura tota nostra est''). He was [[aware]] of and commented on Greek satire, but at the time did not label it as such, although today the [[origin]] of satire is considered to be [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aristophanes%27_Old_Comedy Aristophanes' Old Comedy]. The first critic to use satire in the modern broader sense was [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apuleius Apuleius].
The derivation of satire from ''satura'' properly has nothing to do with the [[Greek]] [[mythological]] figure [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satyr satyr]. To Quintilian, the satire was a strict literary form, but the term soon escaped from the original narrow [[definition]].
==Definitions==
*1: a [[literary]] work holding up [[human]] [[vices]] and [[follies]] to [[ridicule]] or [[scorn]]
*2: trenchant wit, [[irony]], or sarcasm used to [[expose]] and discredit [[vice]] or folly
==Description==
'''Satire''' is primarily a [[literary]] [[genre]] or form, although in [[practice]] it can also be found in the graphic and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performing_arts performing arts]. In satire, [[vices]], [[follies]], [[abuses]], and shortcomings are held up to [[ridicule]], ideally with the [[intent]] of [[shaming]] [[individuals]], and [[society]] itself, into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be funny, its greater [[purpose]] is often constructive social [[criticism]], using wit as a weapon.
A common feature of satire is strong [[irony]] or [[sarcasm]]—"in satire, irony is [[militant]]"—but [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parody parody], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlesque burlesque], exaggeration, [[juxtaposition]], comparison, [[analogy]], and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical [[speech]] and [[writing]]. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as [[natural]]) the very things the satirist wishes to [[attack]].
Satire is nowadays found in many artistic forms of [[expression]], including [[literature]], [[plays]], [[commentary]], and [[media]] such as lyrics.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Satire]
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
