Punch and Judy in 19th Century America
Ryan Howard
McFarland & Co Inc, 2013
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The hand-puppet play starring the characters Punch and Judy was introduced from England and became extremely popular in the US in the 1800s. This book contains the record of what the author has learned about almost 350 American Punch players. And it explores the significance of the 19th-century American show as a reflection of the attitudes and conditions of its time and place.
- ISBN-13
- 9780786472703
- ISBN-10
- 0786472707
- Publisher
- McFarland & Co Inc
- Year
- 2013
- Publication date
- 2013-03-15
- Pages
- 284
- Dimensions
- 254x178x14
- Weight
- 499