Abstract

In this article, the author provides an overview of the origin of the genre of satire and humor in literature. Satire as a lyric-epic genre which was originated in the literature of Ancient Rome. In ancient Greek literature, the origin of satire dates back to the II- millennium BC. The development of satire in the Middle Ages continued in the literature of the countries of the East and Europe. In the literature of Western Europe during the Middle Ages, satirical elements can be found in the songs of the Vagant folk poets. 16-17th centuries satirical elements acquire a prosaic and open poetic journalistic nature and are widely disseminated in the writings of writers, working in the directions of romanticism, realism and modernism. In 17-18 centuries in England confrontation between two political parties - Tories and Whigs contributed to the development of the satire genre. 19th century magazine satire tends to feuilleton and contributes to the widespread use of satire in novels and dramas. XX century in the development of Russian satire, the release of magazines plays an important role "Satyricon" (1908-1914), "New Satyricon" (1913-1918).

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