Genres and Provenance in the Comedy of W.S. Gilbert: Pipes and Tabors

by Richard Moore

Book Overview

In The Progress of Fun W.S. Gilbert was considered, not as a 'classic Victorian', but as part of an on-going comedic continuum stretching from Aristophanes to Joe Orton and beyond. Pipes and Tabors continues the story, covering the comedic experience differently by reference to genres. Here - treated in relation to a line of significant others - we discover how Gilbert responded to areas such as the Pastoral, the Irish drama, nautical scenarios, melodrama,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032086807
• ISBN13: 9781032086804
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"