PBS
Joseph Heller's Hilarious Catch-22
Comedian Seth Meyers shares his rationale for why Catch 22 should get viewers to vote for inclusion of Joseph Heller's satire in the Great American Read program.
TED-Ed
Why Should You Read “The Master and Margarita”?
The best Russian novel of the 20th century? The narrator of an interesting short video offers reasons why readers should tackle Mikhail Bulgakov's satirical comedy, The Master and Margarita.
TED-Ed
The Wicked Wit of Jane Austen
More than 15 of Jane Austen's novels have been adapted into films. While viewers enjoy the lush sets, period costumes, and the depictions of eighteenth-century British gentry, what is often lost in these adaptations is Austen's satire. A...
TED-Ed
Does "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" Have a Hidden Message?
Like Mark Twain's introduction to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz warns readers not to search for a hidden message or moral in his tale. Yet many, such as Henry Littlefield, have done...
Other
Libri Vox: A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
Swift's famous satire is available as an MP3 file from this resource. You can also download a zip file of the entire work, or look at an e-text. [00:27:15]
BBC
Bb Ci Audio Interviews: Evelyn Waugh
The BBC provides audio clips from a 1960 radio interview with Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966 CE), the novelist, travel writer and short-story writer. Additional content includes a brief biography and a list of key works.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Genre Painting
This lesson will analyze some examples of paintings of Dutch interiors.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Rococo Art: Lesson 2
This lesson will consider a few examples of Rococo art. It is 2 of 3 in the series titled "Rococo Art."