{"product_id":"strange-laughter-early-penny-bloods-and-humour-paperback","title":"Strange Laughter: Early Penny Bloods and Humour - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCeline Frohn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenny bloods (sometimes called penny dreadfuls), serialised fiction stories sold for a penny or less in England in the period between 1837 and 1850, are currently studied as part of the history of the Gothic, focusing on the Gothic inheritance that can be found in some penny bloods. While this approach furthers our knowledge of certain penny bloods, it fails to account for the other generic inheritances that can be found in penny bloods, such as melodrama and the picaresque. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis study expands the understanding of early penny bloods by complicating the narrative that the core of the genre lies in its Gothic or violent content, by studying four texts through the lens of humour: \u003cem\u003eThe String of Pearls\u003c\/em\u003e by James Malcolm Rymer, \u003cem\u003eValentine Vaux\u003c\/em\u003e by Thomas Peckett Prest, \u003cem\u003eJack Rann\u003c\/em\u003e by James Lindridge, and \u003cem\u003ePaul Jones\u003c\/em\u003e by Pierce Egan the Younger. Analysing the humour that is present on the surface of these stories not only reveals how they engage with their generic inheritances, it also shows the wide range of politics present throughout the genre, both underpinning as well as subverting conventional hierarchies in turn. Through these four texts, this thesis explores the patchwork of influences as well as the wide variety of tropes and story structures that are part of the generic core of the penny blood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 8.27 x 5.83 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 21, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42125749354631,"sku":"9781916366992","price":27.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4ebabc0e2e61df13681de7c20bebebb1.webp?v=1732579479","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/strange-laughter-early-penny-bloods-and-humour-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}