C1 · Lesson 31Culture

Satire and humour

A neutral overview of French satire and humour: La Fontaine's fables, Molière's comedies, Voltaire's tales, the satirical press and press cartoons, sketches and stand-up, and wordplay (le calembour, la contrepèterie), with why humour is hard to translate.

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