The Victorian Comic Spirit
Synopsis
This title was first published in 2000: "Comedy" and "humour" are not words most associate with the Victorian period, yet their culture was rife with laughter and irony. The 12 essays in this volume reanimate this "comic spirit" by exploring the humour in its social context. While previous studies of humour in the period focus on the age's own ongoing interest in the old distinction in comic theory between wit and humour, this volume aims to show how inadequate this distinction is in accounting for the many types of Victorian comic representation. The essays turn from linguistic or psychological analyses of humour towards the social production of humour and the cultural dynamics which underlie it.
- Copyright:
- 2001 Routledge
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781351790529
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Addition:
- 2020-05-23T02:10:07Z
- Language:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.