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 seriuos 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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