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- catalog abstract "When considering Prussian history, the element of humor might not leap instantly to mind. Yet, as Forbidden Laughter reveals, humor played an integral role in nineteenth-century Prussia, proving a powerful medium for the expression of otherwise repressed political and social sentiments. Mary Lee Townsend shows how widespread literacy and new, inexpensive methods of publishing and distribution made it possible to bring a subversive literature to all social strata. In a society with no parliamentary vehicle for political expression and strong taboos against many forms of personal self-expression, popular humor came to serve as a forum for public discussion of political, social, and moral issues. Even after 1849, when Prussians began to enjoy a measure of parliamentary representation and some freedom of the press, the tradition of popular humor lived on. This strong, if little known, history of public, critical discourse suggests that the actions of Berliners and Prussians in 1848 and after were not based on "unpolitical" ignorance due to a lack of parliamentary experience and sheeplike obedience to authority. On the contrary, their attitudes and decisions grew out of lively public debate.".
- catalog contributor b3801973.
- catalog coverage "Prussia (Germany) Politics and government 1806-1848.".
- catalog created "c1992.".
- catalog date "1993".
- catalog date "c1992.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Note on Translations, Transcriptions, and Citations -- Introduction: The Robespierre of Prussia -- Ch. 1. Berlin -- Beyond the Limits of Repression -- Ch. 2. Berlin's Witty Young Men -- Ch. 3. Hawking Humor on Grub Street -- Ch. 4. Daily Laughter -- Ch. 5. Slouching toward the Revolution -- Ch. 6. Forbidden Laughter -- Ch. 7. The Myth of the Unpolitical German.".
- catalog description "When considering Prussian history, the element of humor might not leap instantly to mind. Yet, as Forbidden Laughter reveals, humor played an integral role in nineteenth-century Prussia, proving a powerful medium for the expression of otherwise repressed political and social sentiments. Mary Lee Townsend shows how widespread literacy and new, inexpensive methods of publishing and distribution made it possible to bring a subversive literature to all social strata. In a society with no parliamentary vehicle for political expression and strong taboos against many forms of personal self-expression, popular humor came to serve as a forum for public discussion of political, social, and moral issues. Even after 1849, when Prussians began to enjoy a measure of parliamentary representation and some freedom of the press, the tradition of popular humor lived on. This strong, if little known, history of public, critical discourse suggests that the actions of Berliners and Prussians in 1848 and after were not based on "unpolitical" ignorance due to a lack of parliamentary experience and sheeplike obedience to authority. On the contrary, their attitudes and decisions grew out of lively public debate.".
- catalog extent "xix, 258 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Forbidden laughter.".
- catalog identifier "047210330X (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Forbidden laughter.".
- catalog isPartOf "Social history, popular culture, and politics in Germany".
- catalog issued "1993".
- catalog issued "c1992.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press,".
- catalog relation "Forbidden laughter.".
- catalog spatial "Germany Prussia".
- catalog spatial "Prussia (Germany) Politics and government 1806-1848.".
- catalog subject "837/.709 20".
- catalog subject "German literature 19th century History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "German wit and humor Germany Prussia History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Literature and society Germany Prussia History 19th century.".
- catalog subject "PT3803.P8 T68 1992".
- catalog subject "Popular literature Germany Prussia History and criticism.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Note on Translations, Transcriptions, and Citations -- Introduction: The Robespierre of Prussia -- Ch. 1. Berlin -- Beyond the Limits of Repression -- Ch. 2. Berlin's Witty Young Men -- Ch. 3. Hawking Humor on Grub Street -- Ch. 4. Daily Laughter -- Ch. 5. Slouching toward the Revolution -- Ch. 6. Forbidden Laughter -- Ch. 7. The Myth of the Unpolitical German.".
- catalog title "Forbidden laughter : popular humor and the limits of repression in nineteenth-century Prussia / Mary Lee Townsend.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".