Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
01.06.2019
Verlag
Alpha EditionsSeitenzahl
406
Maße (L/B/H)
21,6/14/2,4 cm
Gewicht
571 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-93-5370-759-0
Before Dickens dominated the stage, another London voice skewered the age with laughter. Wit had a sharp edge. In Douglas Jerrold: dramatist and wit (Volume I), Walter Jerrold delivers a vivid Victorian literary biography that follows the making of a journalist-playwright whose pen helped shape nineteenth century London. You sense the bustle of the newsroom and the footlights, where public taste, politics, and wit collided. Part theatre history reference, part Punch magazine history, this literary biography volume 1 traces Jerrold's rise through the playhouse and the press, showing how satire and social commentary became a public force in Victorian England culture. Written with a biographer's discipline and a storyteller's pace, it is a scholarly biography edition: grounded, readable, and alive to the texture of its time. Expect a brisk, informed tour of London literary life and theatrical enterprise too. Jerrold stands among the great Victorian humor writers and the sharpest Charles Dickens contemporaries, with influence that runs through popular drama, newspaper debate, and the larger record of English letters. For collectors of classic literature and readers wanting a trustworthy Douglas Jerrold biography, this volume offers context, critical perspective, and a clear line of sight into an era when humour carried consequence - invaluable for English literature research and anyone mapping modern satire back to its roots. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.
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