The Victorian comic spirit: New perspectives

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Abstract

This title was first published in 2000: "Comedy" and "humour" are not words most associate with the Victorian period, yet their culture was rife with laughter and irony. The 12 essays in this volume reanimate this "comic spirit" by exploring the humour in its social context. While previous studies of humour in the period focus on the age's own ongoing interest in the old distinction in comic theory between wit and humour, this volume aims to show how inadequate this distinction is in accounting for the many types of Victorian comic representation. The essays turn from linguistic or psychological analyses of humour towards the social production of humour and the cultural dynamics which underlie it.

Original languageEnglish (US)
PublisherTaylor and Francis
Number of pages272
ISBN (Electronic)9781315204277
ISBN (Print)9781138701083
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 22 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Social Sciences

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