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A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment (Hardcover)
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A Cultural History of Comedy in the Age of Enlightenment (Hardcover)
Series: The Cultural Histories Series
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This volume highlights the variety of forms comedy took in England,
with reference to developments in Europe, particularly France,
during the European Enlightenment. It argues that comedy in this
period is characterized by wit, satire, and humor, provoking both
laughter and sympathetic tears. Comic expression in the
Enlightenment reflects continuities and engagements with the comedy
of previous eras; it is also noted for new forms and preoccupations
engendered by the cultural, philosophical, and political concerns
of the time, including democratizing revolutions, increasing
secularization, and growing emphasis on individualism. Discussions
emphasize the period's stage comedy and acknowledge comic
expression in various forms of print media including the emerging
literary form we now know as the novel. Contributions from scholars
reflect a wide variety of interests in the field of 18th-century
studies, and the inclusion of a generous number of illustrations
throughout demonstrates that the period's visual culture was also
an important part of the Enlightenment comic landscape. Each
chapter takes a different theme as its focus: form, theory, praxis,
identities, the body, politics and power, laughter and ethics.
These eight different approaches to Enlightenment comedy add up to
an extensive, synoptic coverage of the subject.
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