TY - BOOK AU - Taylor,David Francis TI - The politics of parody: a literary history of caricature, 1760-1830 T2 - The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century cuture and history SN - 9780300235593 AV - NC1473 .P655 2018 PY - 2018/// CY - New Haven PB - Yale University Press KW - Caricatures and cartoons KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - 18th century KW - English wit and humor, Pictorial KW - Art and literature KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; 2; b N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1834408&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -