Victorian comic spirit, the: new perspectives
Auteur :
Wagner-Lawlor, Jennifer
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138701069
Date de publication :
11 nov. 2019
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,3 cm
Poids :
500 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
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.