{"product_id":"victorian-comedy-and-laughter-9781137578815","title":"Victorian Comedy and Laughter","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.Introduction:Victorian Comedy \u0026amp; Laughter: Conviviality, Jokes and Dissent.- 2. Chapter 2: Malcolm Andrews, Laughter \u0026amp; Conviviality'. - 3. Chapter 3: Jonathan Buckmaster, Brutal Buffoonery and Clown Atrocity: Dickens's Pantomime Violence'. - 4. Chapter 4: Peter Swaab, Edward Lear's Travels in Nonsense and Europe'.- 5. Chapter 5: Bob Nicholson, Capital Company: Writing and Telling Jokes in Victorian Britain'.- 6. Chapter 6: Louise Lee, George Eliot's Jokes'.- 7. Chapter 7: Ann Featherstone, The Game of Words: A Victorian Clown's Gag-book and Circus Performance'. - 8. Chapter 8: Louise Wingrove, Sassin' back: Victorian Serio-Comediennes and Their Audiences'.- 9. Chapter 9: Oliver Double, Deliberately Shaped for Fun by the High Gods: Little Tich, Size and Respectability in the Music Hall'. - 10. Chapter 10: Peter Jones, Laughing Out of Turn: \u003ci\u003eFin de Siècle\u003c\/i\u003e Literary Realism and the Vernacular Humours of the Music Hall'.- 11. Chapt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This volume is an enjoyable read and a comfortable entry point into the field of Victorian comedy and laughter, both for those familiar with the subject and for those new to it. I hope that readers of Victorian Studies will take up its invitation. … this book will furnish you with conviviality, jokes, and just the right amount of dissent.” (Laura Kasson Fiss, Victorian Studies, Vol. 65 (1), 2022)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1.Introduction:Victorian Comedy \u0026amp; Laughter: Conviviality, Jokes and Dissent.- 2. Chapter 2: Malcolm Andrews, ‘Laughter \u0026amp; Conviviality’. - 3. Chapter 3: Jonathan Buckmaster, ‘Brutal Buffoonery and Clown Atrocity: Dickens’s Pantomime Violence’. - 4. Chapter 4: Peter Swaab, ‘Edward Lear’s Travels in Nonsense and Europe’.- 5. Chapter 5: Bob Nicholson, ‘“Capital Company”: Writing and Telling Jokes in Victorian Britain’.- 6. Chapter 6: Louise Lee, ‘George Eliot’s Jokes’.- 7. Chapter 7: Ann Featherstone, ‘The Game of Words: A Victorian Clown’s Gag-book and Circus Performance’. - 8. Chapter 8: Louise Wingrove, ‘“Sassin’ back”: Victorian Serio-Comediennes and Their Audiences’.- 9. Chapter 9: Oliver Double, ‘“Deliberately Shaped for Fun by the High Gods”: Little Tich, Size and Respectability in the Music Hall’. - 10. Chapter 10: Peter Jones, ‘Laughing Out of Turn: \u003ci\u003eFin de Siècle\u003c\/i\u003e Literary Realism and the Vernacular Humours of the Music Hall’. - 11. Chapter 11: Jonathan Wild, ‘What was \u003ci\u003eNew \u003c\/i\u003eabout the “New Humour”?: Barry Pain’s “Divine Carelessness”’. - 12. Chapter 12: Matthew Kaiser, ‘Just Laughter: Neurodiversity in Oscar Wilde’s “Pen, Pencil and Poison”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e       \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407206916439,"sku":"9781137578815","price":104.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781137578815.jpg?v=1730498567","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/victorian-comedy-and-laughter-9781137578815","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}