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Neo-Victorian Killing Humour: Laughing at Death in the Opium Wars

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Neo-Victorian Humour: Comic Subversions and Unlaughter in Contemporary Historical Re-Visions, Volume: 5, Pages: 71 - 102

Swansea University Author: Marie-luise Kohlke Orcid Logo

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Via discussion of Peter Nichols' pantomime *Poppy*, George MacDonald Fraser's *Flashman and the Dragon*, and Amitav Ghosh's *Flood of Fire*, this chapter explores the ethical issues arising from the representation of historical trauma and bloodshed, specifically the nineteenth-century...

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Published in: Neo-Victorian Humour: Comic Subversions and Unlaughter in Contemporary Historical Re-Visions
ISBN: 9789004336605 9879004336612
Published: Leiden, The Netherlands Brill / Rodopi 2017
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description Via discussion of Peter Nichols' pantomime *Poppy*, George MacDonald Fraser's *Flashman and the Dragon*, and Amitav Ghosh's *Flood of Fire*, this chapter explores the ethical issues arising from the representation of historical trauma and bloodshed, specifically the nineteenth-century Opium Wars, through the comic mode.
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