The Age of Benjamin Franklin Season 1 Episode 10
The Age of Benjamin Franklin
Season 1

Ep 10. Benjamin Franklin: American Satirist

  • June 1, 2020
  • 30 min

The 18th century was also the golden age of satire, which provided an excellent way to question authority and challenge received wisdom. As you will learn in this lecture, Franklin was among peers with Swift, Defoe, and Voltaire, and he used personas like Silence Dogood to offer blistering critiques of society.

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    June 1, 2020
  • Runtime
    30 min
  • Language
    English
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