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The politics of parody : a literary history of caricature, 1760-1830
An original take on literary history that uses visual satire to explore literature's importance to eighteenth-century political culture The first in-depth analysis of the relationship between literature and visual satire in eighteenth-century Britain, this engaging study explores how the works...
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| Format: | Livre |
| Langue: | English |
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New Haven ; London
: Yale University Press
, [2018]
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| Collection: | The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
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| Accès en ligne: | Inhaltsverzeichnis |
| Documents similaires: | Rezensiert in:
[Rezension von: Taylor, David Francis, The politics of parody] Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Taylor, David Francis, The politics of parody] |
| Notes sur l'auteur: | David Francis Taylor |
| Résumé: | An original take on literary history that uses visual satire to explore literature's importance to eighteenth-century political culture The first in-depth analysis of the relationship between literature and visual satire in eighteenth-century Britain, this engaging study explores how the works of Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, and others were taken up by caricaturists as a means of helping the public make sense of political issues, outrages, and personalities. In a fascinating and novel approach to literary history, Taylor explores how great texts, seen through the lens of visual parody, shape how we understand the political world |
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| Description matérielle: | xii, 304 Seiten Illustrationen |
| ISBN: | 0300223757 9780300223750 |
