City of Laughter by Vic Gatrell
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.
'The most sumptuous and beautiful history book in years.. Great toppling pyramids of bottoms and bosoms decorate this book, nipples stipple it, and on every page chamber pots and tankards overflow' Stella Tillyard, Sunday Times
Vic Gatrell is professor of British history at the University of Essex, a life fellow of Gonville and CaiusCollege, and a member of the Cambridge history faculty.His last book, The Hanging Tree, was chosen by Linda Colley and Jeremy Paxman as their 'Book of the Year'.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781843543220 |
| ISBN 10 | 1843543222 |
| Title | City of Laughter |
| Author | Vic Gatrell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2007-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 720 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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