That he published three literary satires before he published one arguably serious tale reveals his attention to form.

Ebenezer Cooke (1665-1732), author of "The Sot-Weed Factor" (1708), was among the first American colonialists to write literary satire.

Lipsyte's latest literary satire has been praised for making misery funny.

Boon is a 1915 work of literary satire by H. G. Wells.

"Cold Comfort Farm" is a literary satire.

A farcical take on the legend, the play is filled with 18th-century political and literary satire and is intended as a parody of heroic tragedies.

Geoff Wolinetz is a writer and co-founder of Yankee Pot Roast, an online magazine devoted to literary and pop-culture satire.

The franc-archers was a stock figure of fun in literary satire as early as the late 15th century.