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Humor in Eighteenth-And Nineteenth-Century British Literature

A Reference Guide

Humor in Eighteenth-And Nineteenth-Century British Literature( )
ISBN:978-0-313-29705-2
Publication Date:May 1998
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $83.00
Book Description:

During the 18th and 19th centuries in Britain there was a wide range of literary humor. Much of this humor was satiric, ranging from the sharp barbs of Pope and Swift to the more subtle but stinging wordplay of Addison. In the 18th century, Richardson, Fielding, Smollett, and Sterne wrote humorous novels, in which they criticized society. The period was largely dominated by satire, in which the dunce was a common figure. There was a proliferation of satires in prose and verse, along...
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Book Details
Pages:312
Detailed Subjects: Literary Criticism / Humor
Literary Criticism / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Humor / Form / Limericks & Verse
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.14 x 9.21 x 0.75 Inches
Book Weight:1.36 Pounds



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