René PÉTILLON - The Virtues and Vices of Satire

Pouvoirs n°119 - La démocratie sous contrôle médiatique - novembre 2006 - p.89-99

By their very nature, satirists are political spoilsports. At the same time they are drawn to satire by their very interest in politics. So they do press the sore spots, yet they do it within self-imposed limits and they can have an impact only if they manage to provoke laughter by expressing what everyone feels rather than by pretending to influence anyone. Résumé

Référence électonique : René PÉTILLON, "The Virtues and Vices of Satire", Pouvoirs, revue française d’études constitutionnelles et politiques, n°119, 2006, p.89-99. Consulté le 17-02-2012. URL : http://www.revue-pouvoirs.fr/The-Virtues-and-Vices-of-Satire.html