Reading The New Atalantis | Alexandria
Read The New Atalantis by Delarivier Manley. Exposing corruption through scandal, this pioneering icon wielded satire as a political weapon, writing inflammatory exposés that made 18th century London elite tremble. While dismissed as mere gossip, Manley's work innovatively blurred fact/fiction to speak truth to power - a strategy that foreshadowed modern investigative journalism.