Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era
Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era
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Author: Alan R Young
Number of Pages: 345 pages
Published Date: 28 Jun 2007
Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
Publication Country: Pieterlen, Switzerland
Language: English
ISBN: 9783039110780
File size: 44 Mb
Download Link: Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era
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The English humour magazine "Punch, or the London Charivari," which first appeared in 1841, quickly became something of a national institution with a large and multi-layered readership. Though comic in tone, "Punch" was deeply serious about upholding high literary and artistic standards, about dealing with serious subject-matter, and about attempting to nurture its readers' appreciation of the national drama and of Shakespeare's plays in particular. The author's detailed examination of "Punch's" constant advocacy of Shakespeare reveals telling new evidence concerning the ubiquitous presence of Shakespeare within Victorian culture. New research in the "Punch" archives and elsewhere also reveals the identities of many of the "Punch" authors and artists. The author shows how those who worked for "Punch" often subsumed their collective identities within the single persona of Mr. Punch, a fictional creation who repeatedly presents himself in both texts and graphics as a close friend and admirer of Shakespeare, a man able to remind Victorian readers constantly of the supreme literary and moral values represented by Shakespeare's works.
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Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era .Alan R Young
Author: Alan R Young
Number of Pages: 345 pages
Published Date: 28 Jun 2007
Publisher: Verlag Peter Lang
Publication Country: Pieterlen, Switzerland
Language: English
ISBN: 9783039110780
File size: 44 Mb
Download Link: Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era
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The English humour magazine "Punch, or the London Charivari," which first appeared in 1841, quickly became something of a national institution with a large and multi-layered readership. Though comic in tone, "Punch" was deeply serious about upholding high literary and artistic standards, about dealing with serious subject-matter, and about attempting to nurture its readers' appreciation of the national drama and of Shakespeare's plays in particular. The author's detailed examination of "Punch's" constant advocacy of Shakespeare reveals telling new evidence concerning the ubiquitous presence of Shakespeare within Victorian culture. New research in the "Punch" archives and elsewhere also reveals the identities of many of the "Punch" authors and artists. The author shows how those who worked for "Punch" often subsumed their collective identities within the single persona of Mr. Punch, a fictional creation who repeatedly presents himself in both texts and graphics as a close friend and admirer of Shakespeare, a man able to remind Victorian readers constantly of the supreme literary and moral values represented by Shakespeare's works.
Read online Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era Buy Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era Download Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era ebook, pdf, djvu, epub, mobi, fb2, zip, rar, torrent Download to iPad/iPhone/iOS, B&N nook Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era