What purpose did satire serve in the Enlightenment? Which Enlightenment writers employed this technique? Your answer should be at least 150 words.

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Leandro Wang

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2 May, 23:53

What purpose did satire serve in the Enlightenment? Which Enlightenment writers employed this technique? Your answer should be at least 150 words.

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Mariyah Blake · Answer 1

Satire, during the Enlightenment period, served as a dramatic means of criticizing what is happening in society like being hypocritical of people in power, etc ... A satire is a literature full of wit that it employs sarcasm and only those who are aware of what the satire is truly about will understand the hidden message it is trying to convey. Other simply accept it as a work of fiction and literature.

The most famous writer that uses satire during the Enlightenment period was Voltaire, a french philosopher. His most famous work was a comic novella entitled Candide.