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Leading scholars show how laughter and satire in early modern Britain functioned in a variety of contexts both to affirm communal boundaries and to undermine them.

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  • Author : Mark Knights
  • Publisher : Boydell Press is
  • Genre : History
  • Total Pages : 242 pages
  • ISBN : 9781783272037
  • PDF File Size : 13,7 Mb
  • Language : English
  • Rating : 4/5 from 21 reviews

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