The Last Laugh: Selected Edwardian Punch Cartoons of Edward Linley Sambourne

The illustrative work of Edward Linley Sambourne for Punch magazine during the period 1901-1910 addresses a myriad of political topics prevalent during the Edwardian period in British history. This thesis examines two of those topics - Women's Suffrage and Socialism - through their artistic treatment by one of Britain's most influential periodicals. Through a study of the historical context and iconography of selected cartoons-of-the-week, one is better equipped to understand and appreciate the meaning, message, and humor in the cartoons. Chapter 1 introduces the Sambourne, Punch magazine, and the Edwardian period in general. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss four Women's Suffrage cartoons and four Socialism cartoons respectively. Chapter 4 draws conclusions regarding Sambourne's techniques as a cartoonist as well as the relationship between the text and image in his illustrations.

Grantor dc:publisher

University of North Texas

Year dc:date

2001

Author dc:creator

• Larson, Alison

Contributors dc:contributor

• Gleeson, Larry
• Paz, Denis
• Donahue-Wallace, Kelly, 1968-

• Sambourne, Linley.
• Punch (London, England)
• Caricatures and cartoons -- Great Britain.
• Suffrage -- Great Britain.
• Socialism -- Great Britain.
• Punch magazine
• iconography
• Illustration
• Edwardian period

Statement dc:rights

• Public
• Copyright
• Larson, Alison
• Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

Language dc:language

English

Identifier

oclc: 49782485
untcat: b2370415
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