An Iconic Image: Henry Ward Beecher in Puck Magazine
Henry Ward Beecher, the influential pastor of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn until his death in 1887, became an iconic figure in Puck magazine during its first decade. Beecher, who was involved in the Tilton marital scandal, was satirized in word and graphics by editor and cartoonist Joseph Keppler for...
| Published in: | Christianity & literature |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Johns Hopkins University Press
[2018]
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Christianity & literature
Year: 2018, Volume: 67, Issue: 4, Pages: 629-652 |
| RelBib Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBQ North America ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies |
| Further subjects: | B
Honesty
B Keppler B Beecher B KEPPLER, Joseph B PRACTICAL politics B Satire B Puck B BEECHER, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 B Clergy B Caricature |
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| Summary: | Henry Ward Beecher, the influential pastor of Plymouth Church in Brooklyn until his death in 1887, became an iconic figure in Puck magazine during its first decade. Beecher, who was involved in the Tilton marital scandal, was satirized in word and graphics by editor and cartoonist Joseph Keppler for both his womanizing and his politics. A study of Puck's response to Beecher from 1877 to 1887 exemplifies the magazine's crusade against dishonesty and attempt to safeguard public morals as it followed in the steps of its mascot Puck, proclaiming "What Fools These Mortals Be!" |
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| ISSN: | 2056-5666 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Christianity & literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0148333118793146 |