Uncivil Mirth: Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain
Author:   Ross Carroll
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
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9780691182551


Pages:   280
Publication Date:   13 April 2021
Format:   Hardback
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Uncivil Mirth: Ridicule in Enlightenment Britain


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Author:   Ross Carroll
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
ISBN:  

9780691182551


ISBN 10:   0691182558
Pages:   280
Publication Date:   13 April 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Temporarily unavailable   Availability explained
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Winner of the Morris D. Forkosch Book Prize, Journal for the History of Ideas For those curious to know the role of ridicule in eighteenth-century Britain, Ross Carroll's Uncivil Mirth is the place to start. In it, readers will find a reliable survey of the main lines of argument about ridicule's function in enlightened public debate. ---Mark G. Spencer, LSE Review of Books Witty and insightful. . . . this study could hardly be more timely. ---Jan Machielsen, Times Literary Supplement


For those curious to know the role of ridicule in eighteenth-century Britain, Ross Carroll's Uncivil Mirth is the place to start. In it, readers will find a reliable survey of the main lines of argument about ridicule's function in enlightened public debate. ---Mark G. Spencer, LSE Review of Books


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Ross Carroll is senior lecturer in political theory and a member of the Centre for Political Thought at the University of Exeter. Twitter @rossecarroll

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