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According to George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History at Brown University, satire is derived “…from the Latin satira, meaning ‘medley.’ A satire, either in prose or in poetic form, holds prevailing vices or follies up to ridicule: it employs humor and wit to criticize human institutions or humanity itself, in order that they might be remodeled or improved. Satire as an English literary form derives in large part from Greek and Roman literature.” Alex Derwent Hope says satire “has a social function that places it on a level with Religion, Law, and Government. Though i