Dickens's clowns : Charles Dickens, Joseph Grimaldi and the pantomime of life

Summary: This book reappraises Dickens's Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi and his imaginative engagement with its principal protagonist.

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General Note:	CatMonthString:september.21 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Intro -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Part I: Dickens, Grimaldi and the Pantomime Clown -- Chapter 2 Pantomime and Pantomime Clowning -- Chapter 3 Dickens at the Pantomime -- Part II: Dickens and the Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi -- Chapter 4 The Memoirs as Nineteenth-Century Biography -- Chapter 5 George Cruikshank as Co-Biographer of the Memoirs -- Part III: The Clown at Large -- Chapter 6 The Gluttonous Clown -- Chapter 7 The Slapstick Clown -- Chapter 8 The Clothed Clown -- Bibliography -- Index
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 23, 2020).