History and humour : British and American perspectives /

One tends to associate history with serious modes of presentation rather than with humorous ones. Yet Clio also smiles and laughs out loud: Comic renderings of historical events and figures have made a significant contribution to "popular" history since around 1800. This volume offers case...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Korte, Barbara (Editor ), Lechner, Doris (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bielefeld : Transcript, [2013]
Colección:Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen ; Bd. 11.
Temas:
Humor in literature.
English literature > History and criticism.
American literature > History and criticism.
Littérature anglaise > Histoire et critique.
American literature.
English literature.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Popular Culture
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Editorial
  • Contents
  • History and Humour / Korte, Barbara ; Lechner, Doris
  • The Persistent Regency / Maidment, Brian
  • Richard Doyle's Comic Histories / Schwab, Sandra Martina
  • History : rom below9 / Lethbridge, Stefanie
  • Merrying the Monarch / Flothow, Dorothea
  • On Boots, Beef, and Blackadder / Zimmermann, Ulrike
  • We ARE Amused! / Marks, DUNCAN
  • The Old World and the New / Nicholson, Bob
  • : here Wont Be Inny Show Tonite9 / Hunt, Irvin J.
  • Geoff Hurst's Ball / Conboy, Martin
  • List of Contributors
  • Index.

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