History and Humour

Barbara Korte

ISBN 10: 3837625931 / ISBN 13: 9783837625936

Published by Transcript Verlag, DE, 2013

About this Item

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.

Seller Inventory # LU-9783837625936

Bibliographic Details

• Title: History and Humour
• Publisher: Transcript Verlag, DE
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3837625931
• ISBN 13: 9783837625936
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 992 grams

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Synopsis

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.

About the Authors

Barbara Korte (Prof. Dr.) lehrt englische Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft an der Universität Freiburg mit besonderen Schwerpunkten im 19., 20. und 21. Jahrhundert.

Doris Lechner is research officer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and co-founder of the Book History and Print Culture Network (D-A-CH).