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Comedy and Culture: England 1820-1900
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Comedy and Culture: England 1820-1900
Contributors:
By (Author) Roger B. Henkle
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Humour
Dewey:
827.809
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
386
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
539g
Description
Comedy cannot be understood as an abstract critical concept, argues Roger Henkle; it 'must be studied in specific cultural and historical contexts. From this point of view he examines the development of literary comedy in nineteenth-century England, and shows how comic modes and techniques were used to express and release the tensions of the middle
