General Catalogue of Printed Books

General Catalogue of Printed Books
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Total Pages : 906
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ISBN-10 : IND:30000092332430
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Synopsis General Catalogue of Printed Books by : British Museum. Department of Printed Books

Public Opinion

Public Opinion
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Total Pages : 876
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ISBN-10 : OSU:32435069084861
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Social Dreaming

Social Dreaming
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9781136716935
ISBN-13 : 1136716939
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Synopsis Social Dreaming by : Elaine Ostry

Dickens was known for his incredible imagination and fiery social protest. In Social Dreaming , Elaine Ostry examines how these two qualities are linked through Dickens's use of the fairy tale, a genre that infuses his work. To many Victorians, the fairy tale was not childish: it promoted the imagination and fancy in a materialistic, utilitarian world. It was a way of criticizing society so that everyone could understand. Like Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, Dickens used the fairy tale to promote his ideology. In this first book length study of Dickens's use of the fairy tale as a social tool, Elaine Ostry applies exciting new criticism by Jack Zipes and Maria Tatar, among others, that examines the fairy tale in a socio-historical light to Dickens's major works but also his periodicals-the most popular middle-class publications in Victorian times.

The History of the English Puppet Theatre

The History of the English Puppet Theatre
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Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0809316064
ISBN-13 : 9780809316069
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Synopsis The History of the English Puppet Theatre by : George Speaight

A welcome reissue, revised and updated, of the classic work on the English puppet theatre, this detailed and lavishly illustrated book, first published in 1955, shows why puppet theatre in England developed along different lines from that on the Continent, and brings the story up to the television age. In 1938, at the age of 24, George Speaight left his job as a bookseller and went to work as a farmhand at Pigotts, the family settlement of Eric Gill and his group of artist-craftsworkers in Buckinghamshire. While there, Speaight decided to write a history of Punch and Judy. The project grew, and during the Second World War he spent his nights working in the Auxiliary Fire Service and his days at the British Museum Reading Room researching Punch and puppets. This book is the result of all his research.