History and Humour : : British and American Perspectives / / ed. by Doris Lechner, Barbara Korte.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter transcript Backlist eBook Package 2000-2013
• MitwirkendeR: Conboy, Martin,; Flothow, Dorothea,; Hunt, Irvin J.,; Korte, Barbara,; Lechner, Doris,; Lethbridge, Stefanie,; Maidment, Brian,; Marks, DUNCAN,; Nicholson, Bob,; Schwab, Sandra Martina,; Zimmermann, Ulrike,
• HerausgeberIn: Korte, Barbara,; Lechner, Doris,
• Place / Publishing House: Bielefeld : : transcript Verlag, , [2014]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1. Aufl.
• Language: English
• Series: Historische Lebenswelten in populären Wissenskulturen/History in Popular Cultures ; 11
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (222 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Editorial --; Contents --; History and Humour --; The Persistent Regency --; Richard Doyle’s Comic Histories --; History ›from below‹ --; Merrying the Monarch --; On Boots, Beef, and Blackadder --; We ARE Amused! --; The Old World and the New --; ›There Wont Be Inny Show Tonite‹ --; Geoff Hurst’s Ball --; List of Contributors --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783839425930; 9783111025230; 9783110661552; 9783110352856; 9783110370744; 9783110401219
• DOI: 10.1515/transcript.9783839425930?locatt=mode:legacy
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Doris Lechner, Barbara Korte.

One tends to associate history with serious modes of presentation rather than with humorous ones. Yet Clio also smiles and laughs out loud: Comic renderings of historical events and figures have made a significant contribution to »popular« history since around 1800. This volume offers case studies on history and humour in Britain and the US from 1800 to the present, discussing various historical topics, actors and events from the Middle Ages to the recent past.