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Representations of France in English Satirical Prints 1740-1832
John Richard Moores
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hardcover. Between 1740 and 1832, England witnessed what has been called its 'golden age of caricature', coinciding with intense rivalry and with war with France. This book shows how Georgian satirical prints reveal attitudes towards the French 'Other' that were far more complex, ambivalent, empathetic and multifaceted than has previously been recognised. Series: War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 1DDF; 3JF; 3JH; AFH; HBTB; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 475.
Between 1740 and 1832, England witnessed what has been called its 'golden age of caricature', coinciding with intense rivalry and with war with France. This book shows how Georgian satirical prints reveal attitudes towards the French 'Other' that were far more complex, ambivalent, empathetic and multifaceted than has previously been recognised.
Between 1740 and 1832, England witnessed what has been called its 'golden age of caricature', coinciding with intense rivalry and with war with France. This book shows how Georgian satirical prints reveal attitudes towards the French 'Other' that were far more complex, ambivalent, empathetic and multifaceted than has previously been recognised.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
261
Condition
New
Series
War, Culture and Society, 1750-1850
Number of Pages
261
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137380135
SKU
V9781137380135
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99-15
About John Richard Moores
John Richard Moores completed his PhD at the University of York, UK, and has taught History at the University of York and Durham University. His research interests include collective identities in the long eighteenth century and 'lower' forms of artistic and literary culture, especially comic art.
Reviews for Representations of France in English Satirical Prints 1740-1832
“Representations of France in English Satirical Prints 1740-1832, therefore, offers a thought-provoking study regarding the multifaceted aspects of not only the function and objective of satirical prints, but also the employment of their polemical agency and reactions of those whom the prints targeted. … Those interested in material culture, transnational histories, literary culture, and international relations of the long eighteenth ... Read more