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Cruelty and Laughter

Author	: Simon Dickie
Publisher	: University of Chicago Press
Total Pages	: 382
Release	: 2011-12
ISBN-10	: 9780226146188
ISBN-13	: 0226146189
Rating	: 4/5 (189 Downloads)

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Download or read book Cruelty and Laughter written by Simon Dickie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A rollicking review of popular culture in 18th century Britain this text turns away from sentimental and polite literature to focus instead on the jestbooks, farces, comic periodicals variety shows and minor comic novels that portray a society in which no subject was taboo and political correctness unimagined.

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