TY - BOOK AU - Allen,Ann Taylor TI - Satire and society in Wilhelmine Germany: Kladderadatsch & Simplicissimus, 1890-1914 SN - 9780813161969 AV - PT851 .S285 2015 PY - 1984/// CY - Lexington PB - The University Press of Kentucky KW - Kladderadatsch (Berlin, Germany) KW - Simplicissimus (Munich, Germany) KW - German prose literature KW - 19th century KW - History and criticism KW - 20th century KW - Satire, German KW - Social problems in literature KW - Geschichte KW - 1890-1914 KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; 1 A Playful Judgment: The Social Function of Humor; 2 Kladderadatsch, Simplicissimus, and German History; 3 Politics as Theater: The Satirical Portrait of the Kaiser and His Subjects; 4 Köpenick Revisited: The Satirists Look at War and Militarism; 5 Sex and Satire: Simplicissimus Looks at Family Life; 6 The Assault of Laughter: The Satirists versus the Establishment; 7 Kladderadatsch, Simplicissimus, and the Weimar Republic; 8 Protest and Innovation: Satire and Social Change; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index; A; B; C; D; E; Fg; h; i; j; k; l; m; n; o; p; q; r; s; t; y; w; y; z; 2; b N2 - The reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II was a transitional period in German history when the traditions of the nineteenth century were coming into conflict with the emerging cultural, social, and political patterns of the twentieth century. The resulting tensions were clearly reflected in the period's leading satirical journals, Kladderadatsch and Simplicissimus. Both journals appealed to a diverse middle-class readership and attracted widespread attention through their flamboyant and sometimes scurrilous attacks on authority. Their satire, expressed through cartoons, anecdotes, verse, and fiction, ra UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=938648&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -