Delivery included to the United States

Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era

Punch and Shakespeare in the Victorian Era

Paperback (28 Jun 2007)

Save $13.66

  • RRP $99.96
  • $86.30
Add to basket

Includes delivery to the United States

10+ copies available online - Usually dispatched within 7 days

Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9783039110780
Publisher: Lang, Peter, AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissen
Imprint: Peter Lang
Pub date:
DEWEY: 052.094109034
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 345
Weight: 476g
Height: 151mm
Width: 225mm
Spine width: 19mm