The politics of parody : a literary history of caricature, 1760-1830

The politics of parody : a literary history of caricature, 1760-1830

Literary history of caricature, 1760-1830

New Haven : Yale University Press, 2018.

xii, 304 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.

741.5941 T237 2018

(OCoLC)1005105295

An original take on literary history that uses visual satire to explore literature's importance to eighteenth-century political culture. The first in-depth analysis of the relationship between literature and visual satire in eighteenth-century Britain, this engaging study explores how the works of Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, and others were taken up by caricaturists as a means of helping the public make sense of political issues, outrages, and personalities. In a fascinating and novel approach to literary history, Taylor explores how great texts, seen through the lens of visual parody, shape how we understand the political world.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
L2021M102

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