Xenophanes

Xenophanes

male
poet, wikt athleticism, satirized, Gods, pantheon, anthropomorphic
Xenophanes of Colophon was a Greek philosopher, poet, and social and religious critic. Our knowledge of his views comes from his surviving poetry,...
Carl Sternheim

Carl Sternheim

male, deceased (1942)
German, Playwright, Expressionism, middle class, bourgeoisie, satirized
Carl Sternheim was a German playwright and short story writer. One of the major exponents of German Expressionism, he especially satirized the...

Erich Mühsam

male, deceased (1934)
Jewish, poet, German, Playwright, anarchist, socialist…satirized
Erich Mühsam (also spelled "Muehsam" or "Muhsam") was a German-Jewish anarchist, writer, poet, dramatist and cabaret performer. Both a prolific p...
Nina Cassian

Nina Cassian

female, 85 years old
Romanian women writer, satirized, Censorship in Romania, Communist Romania, Galaţi, expatriate in the United States
Nina Cassian is a Romanian poet, journalist, film critic, and classical composer. She is noted for her translating abilities, and has rendered into...

Tomás de Torres

male
Doctor, King Sebastian, dynastical crisis, Auto dos Físicos, Sebastian I of Portugal, Battle of Alcazarquivir…satirized
Tomás de Torres was a Portuguese teacher of King John III of Portugal, an astrologer and an eminent doctor during the early 16th century in P...
Edmund Burke

Edmund Burke

male, deceased (1797)
Whig MP, Politics of Bristol, Member of the Parliament of Great Britain, whig, American, classical liberalism…being satirized as a corrupt hack [ 7 ]
Edmund Burke (January 12, 1729 - July 9, 1797) was an Irish statesman, author, orator, political theorist, and philosopher, who served for many...