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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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VerfasserIn: Taylor, David Francis (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press , [2018]
Schriftenreihe:The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
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Bibliogr. Hinweis:Rezensiert in: [Rezension von: Taylor, David Francis, The politics of parody]
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Verantwortlich:David Francis Taylor
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Zusammenfassung: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
Beschreibung:xii, 304 Seiten Illustrationen
ISBN:0300223757
9780300223750