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City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth Century London
by Gatrell, Vic
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- Paperback
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- Used: Acceptable
- ISBN 10
- 1843543222
- ISBN 13
- 9781843543220
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About This Item
std thick gold lettering: Atlantic Books, 2007. Paperback. Used: Acceptable. Condition good. ref ZKVQ Between 1770 and 1830, London was the world's largest and richest city, the centre of hectic social ferment and of spectacular sexual liberation. It prompted revolutionary modes of thought, novel sensibilities and constant debate about the relations between the sexes. It also stimulated outrageous behaviour, from James Boswell's copulating on WestminsterBridge to the Prince Regent's attempt to seduce a woman by pleading, sobbing and stabbing himself with a pen-knife.And nowhere was London's lewdness and iconoclasm more vividly represented than in its satire. Combining words and images to offer a brilliantly original panorama of that time, City of Laughter is a ground-breaking reappraisal of a period of seismic change and a unique account of the origins of our attitudes to sex, celebrity and satire today.
Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. 668-669) and indexes.
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- Lady Lisa's Bookshop (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35367
- Title
- City of Laughter: Sex and Satire in Eighteenth Century London
- Author
- Gatrell, Vic
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used: Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1843543222
- ISBN 13
- 9781843543220
- Publisher
- Atlantic Books
- Place of Publication
- std thick gold lettering
- Date Published
- 2007
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