Project Gutenberg 2016-01-07 Public domain in the USA. 245 Ashton, John 1834 1911 Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century Humour, Wit, and Satire of the 17th Century Produced by Chris Curnow, Lesley Halamek and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Humour, Wit, & Satire of the Seventeenth Century" by John Ashton is a collection of humorous writings and illustrations from the 17th century, published in the late 19th century. The work explores the playful and satirical expressions of the time through jest-books, ballads, and anecdotes that reflect the social and political landscape of the era. This anthology serves as both a historical document and an entertaining insight into the comedic styles and cultural commentary of the period. The opening of this collection presents a preface outlining the author's intentions and the character of 17th-century humor, noting its distinction from contemporary sensibilities. It captures the essence of lively jests and tales, ranging from the folly of drunkenness to the cleverness of satire in social commentary. The excerpts include rhymes and anecdotes that display the wit and playfulness of the time, illustrating the diverse ways in which humor was utilized to entertain and critique society. Overall, this introduction sets the stage for a delightful exploration of historical jests that continue to provoke laughter and reflection today. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English wit and humor English literature -- Early modern, 1500-1700 Great Britain -- Civilization -- 17th century -- Literary collections PN Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - British Browsing: Humour Browsing: Literature 1105159 1105125 2024-09-21T09:46:03.359115 2023-09-22T07:02:57.803588 text/html text/html 1101151 2016-01-07T10:25:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 12535468 2016-01-07T10:26:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 11856844 2024-09-21T09:47:55.168044 application/epub+zip 11809445 2024-09-21T09:46:44.263929 application/epub+zip 529186 2024-09-21T09:46:06.924124 application/epub+zip 32110083 2024-09-21T09:48:19.026918 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 32001688 2024-09-21T09:47:14.540799 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 823500 2022-09-23T06:38:35.258591 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 742113 742013 2024-09-21T09:45:56.495162 2023-09-22T07:02:51.153521 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 742355 2016-01-07T10:25:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 293481 2016-01-07T10:26:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19037 2024-09-21T09:48:19.386014 application/rdf+xml 19483 2024-09-21T09:46:07.271092 image/jpeg 2388 2024-09-21T09:46:07.105117 image/jpeg 12531664 2024-09-21T09:46:04.048117 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog