Project Gutenberg 2012-04-02 Public domain in the USA. 515 Parton, James 1822 1891 Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands. Among the Romans -- Among the Greeks -- Among the ancient Egyptians -- Among the Hindoos -- Religious caricature in the Middle Ages -- Secular caricature in the Middle Ages -- Caricatures preceding the Reformation -- Comic art and the Reformation -- In the Puritan period -- Later Puritan caricature -- Preceding Hogarth -- Hogarth and his time -- English Caricature in the Revolutionary period -- During the French Revolution -- Caricatures of women and matrimony -- Among the Chinese -- Comic art in Japan -- French caricature -- Later French caricature -- Comic art in Germany -- Comic art in Spain -- Italian caricature -- English caricature of the present century -- Comic art in "Punch" -- Early American caricature -- Later American caricature. Produced by Chris Curnow, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Caricature and Other Comic Art in All Times and Many Lands" by James Parton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the evolution and significance of caricature and comic art across various cultures and time periods, highlighting its role in satire and societal commentary. The opening portion introduces the diverse types of caricatures found in antiquity, specifically emphasizing examples from the Romans, Greeks, Egyptians, and Hindoos. It discusses how caricature has served as a humorous yet insightful reflection of human life and societal norms, illustrated by ancient wall drawings from Pompeii, Greek pottery, and depictions of gods and mortals engaging in absurd situations. The author aims to showcase that humor is a timeless element of human expression, presenting both a historical and artistic perspective on caricature's role across different civilizations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Caricature -- History NC Text Category: Humour Category: History - Other Category: Art 997365 2025-07-16T05:26:25.134474 text/html 972194 2012-04-02T11:56:22 text/html 7665712 2025-07-16T05:26:45.409448 application/epub+zip 7681575 2025-07-16T05:26:31.545468 application/epub+zip 449189 2025-07-16T05:26:28.830481 application/epub+zip 8092461 2025-07-16T05:26:53.933330 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8035186 2025-07-16T05:26:42.500371 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 794981 2022-09-18T05:24:17.434858 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836034 2025-07-16T05:26:21.968527 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 835547 2012-04-02T11:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 835583 2012-04-02T11:56:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21596 2025-07-16T05:26:54.105315 application/rdf+xml 21583 2025-07-16T05:26:29.456453 image/jpeg 4758 2025-07-16T05:26:29.167438 image/jpeg 333497 2012-04-02T11:56:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 8688232 2012-04-02T11:56:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 333167 2012-04-02T11:56:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 8874710 2025-07-16T05:26:25.643509 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia