Read Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series)

Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series)

Carolyn Williams

4.9/5 (18318 ratings)

Description:Long before the satirical comedy of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," the comic operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were the hottest send-ups of the day's political and cultural obsessions. Gilbert and Sullivan's productions always rose to the level of social commentary, despite being impertinent, absurd, or inane. Some viewers may take them straight, but what looks like sexism or stereotype was actually a clever strategy of critique. Parody was a powerful weapon in the culture wars of late-nineteenth-century England, and with defiantly in-your-face sophistication, Gilbert and Sullivan proved that popular culture can be intellectually as well as politically challenging.Carolyn Williams underscores Gilbert and Sullivan's creative and acute understanding of cultural formations. Her unique perspective shows how anxiety drives the troubled mind in the Lord Chancellor's "Nightmare Song" in "Iolanthe" and is vividly realized in the sexual and economic phrasing of the song's patter lyrics. The modern body appears automated and performative in the "Junction Song" in "Thespis," anticipating Charlie Chaplin's factory worker in "Modern Times." Williams also illuminates the use of magic in "The Sorcerer," the parody of nautical melodrama in "H.M.S. Pinafore," the ridicule of Victorian aesthetic and idyllic poetry in "Patience," the autoethnography of "The Mikado," the role of gender in "Trial by Jury," and the theme of illegitimacy in "The Pirates of Penzance." With her provocative reinterpretation of these artists and their work, Williams recasts our understanding of creativity in the late nineteenth century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series). To get started finding Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0231148046

Description: Long before the satirical comedy of "The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," the comic operas of W. S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan were the hottest send-ups of the day's political and cultural obsessions. Gilbert and Sullivan's productions always rose to the level of social commentary, despite being impertinent, absurd, or inane. Some viewers may take them straight, but what looks like sexism or stereotype was actually a clever strategy of critique. Parody was a powerful weapon in the culture wars of late-nineteenth-century England, and with defiantly in-your-face sophistication, Gilbert and Sullivan proved that popular culture can be intellectually as well as politically challenging.Carolyn Williams underscores Gilbert and Sullivan's creative and acute understanding of cultural formations. Her unique perspective shows how anxiety drives the troubled mind in the Lord Chancellor's "Nightmare Song" in "Iolanthe" and is vividly realized in the sexual and economic phrasing of the song's patter lyrics. The modern body appears automated and performative in the "Junction Song" in "Thespis," anticipating Charlie Chaplin's factory worker in "Modern Times." Williams also illuminates the use of magic in "The Sorcerer," the parody of nautical melodrama in "H.M.S. Pinafore," the ridicule of Victorian aesthetic and idyllic poetry in "Patience," the autoethnography of "The Mikado," the role of gender in "Trial by Jury," and the theme of illegitimacy in "The Pirates of Penzance." With her provocative reinterpretation of these artists and their work, Williams recasts our understanding of creativity in the late nineteenth century.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series). To get started finding Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series)

Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series)

More Books

Meals That Heal: 100+ Everyday Anti-Inflammatory Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less: A Cookbook

Meals That Heal: 100+ Everyday Anti-Inflammatory Recipes in 30 Minutes or Less: A Cookbook

Unflappable by Carolyn E.Mosby Williams and Lisa D. DeNeal

Unflappable by Carolyn E.Mosby Williams and Lisa D. DeNeal

Meals That Heal - One Pot: Promote Whole-Body Health with 100+ Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for Your Stovetop, Sheet Pan, Instant Pot, and Air Fryer

Meals That Heal - One Pot: Promote Whole-Body Health with 100+ Anti-Inflammatory Recipes for Your Stovetop, Sheet Pan, Instant Pot, and Air Fryer

Boudica And Her Stories: Narrative Transformations of a Warrior Queen

Boudica And Her Stories: Narrative Transformations of a Warrior Queen

[Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody] (By: Carolyn Williams) [published: January, 2011]

[Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody] (By: Carolyn Williams) [published: January, 2011]

It all starts with a conversation Carolyn Williams

It all starts with a conversation Carolyn Williams

Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series) by Carolyn Williams (2010-11-25)

Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series) by Carolyn Williams (2010-11-25)

A wife's realization of ... When Enough is Enough

A wife's realization of ... When Enough is Enough

An annotated bibliography on refugee mental health Carolyn L. Williams. 1987 [Leather Bound]

An annotated bibliography on refugee mental health Carolyn L. Williams. 1987 [Leather Bound]