History and Humour

British and American Perspectives

One tends to associate history with serious modes of presentation rather than with humorous ones. Yet Clio also smiles and laughs out loud: Comic renderings of historical events and figures have made a significant contribution to »popular« history since around 1800. This volume offers case studies on history and humour in Britain and the US from 1800 to the present, discussing various historical topics, actors and events from the Middle Ages to the recent past.

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12 November 2013, 222 pages
ISBN: 978-3-8376-2593-6

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Barbara Korte

Barbara Korte, Universität Freiburg, Deutschland

Doris Lechner

Doris Lechner, Karlsruhe, Deutschland

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»All in all this is an attractive volume containing a wideranging and noteworthy assortment of contributions.«
John Parkin, HUMOR, 27 (2014)

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Author(s): Barbara Korte / Doris Lechner (eds.)
Book title: History and Humour British and American Perspectives
Publisher: transcript Verlag
Pages: 222
Features: kart., Klebebindung, 26 SW-Abbildungen

ISBN: 978-3-8376-2593-6
DOI: 10.14361/transcript.9783839425930
Commodity Group: 1510
BIC-Code: JFC HBTB DSB
BISAC-Code: SOC022000 HIS054000 LIT004120
THEMA-Code: JBCC NHTB DSB

Release date: 12 November 2013
Edition
Topics: Erinnerungskultur, Kulturgeschichte
Readership: Literary Studies, History, History of the Book, Media Studies, Cultural Studies

Keywords/Tags: Popular History, Humour, Historical Culture, Caricature, Media, Memory Culture, Cultural History, British Studies, American Studies, Cultural Studies