Revolution or Resignation? The Satirical Purpose of Stephen Leacock's Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich.
Stephen Leacock's Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich is a damning satire of bourgeois power in a liberal democracy. Its critique is so pointed that the book has been approved for publication by at least one socialist regime. However, a close examination of Arcadian Adventures reveals very little...
| Publicado en: | American Review of Canadian Studies Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 165 - 180 |
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