To what extent is a great comic writer the product of his time? How
far is he (or she) influenced by factors of personal psychology
upbringing and environment? To what is the writing actually part of
a long continuum in which there is continuity within change and
change within continuity? The Progress of Fun considers principally
the last of these areas, focussing on the case of W.S. Gilbert and
challenging the frequently held view that he is pre-eminently a
typical Victorian. This it does by tracing his roots back to
Ancient Greek comedy and to the various comedic developments that
have dominated Western Europe thereafter. Also included is a
careful examination of the constraints and limitations that in
various forms have long affected comedy-writing, and an evaluation
of Gilbert's particular skills and legacy within the on-going
process. The whole is a suitable prelude to a second volume (Pipes
and Tabors) which will consider Genre in W.S. Gilbert, again
relating it to comedic precedents and the universally timeless
within the particular.
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