Starshel (newspaper)
''Starshel'' ( bg, "Стършел", "hornet") is a satirical magazine published in the Bulgaria. Founded in 1886 and published without interruption since 1946, it is the oldest Bulgarian periodical in continuous circulation. The magazines is based in Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the capital and largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. The city is built west of the Iskar river, and ha ... and is published on a weekly basis. References External links * 1886 establishments in Bulgaria Magazines published in Bulgaria Bulgarian-language magazines Satirical magazines published in Europe Humor magazines Magazines established in 1886 Mass media in Sofia Weekly magazines {{Bulgaria-stub ...
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Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or exposing the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement. Although satire is usually meant to be humorous, its greater purpose is often constructive social criticism, using wit to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. A feature of satire is strong irony or sarcasm —"in satire, irony is militant", according to literary critic Northrop Frye— but parody, burlesque, exaggeration, juxtaposition, comparison, analogy, and double entendre are all frequently used in satirical speech and writing. This "militant" irony or sarcasm often professes to approve of (or at least accept as natural) the very things the satirist wishes to question. Satire is found in many a ...
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