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Punch was a Victorian weekly magazine that

built up for itself a reputation for satire and savagely cutting commentary. Although in many ways a conservative magazine, they kept no sacred cows; anything and everything was available to

be satirized and ridiculed. Reputations and careers were made and broken by the cartoons and articles depicted in this magazine. The fact that Punch was commenting on events as they

happened has meant that it has provided historians with an invaluable source of contemporary values and ideas. People say that a picture is worth a thousand words. Well, Punch's

wonderful imagery and social and political commentary provides an excellent barometer for Victorian and Imperial sensibilities and attitudes. Take a closer look at the

above cartoons and see how they reflected and reacted to the social and political realities of the day.
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Imperialism thecanadianencyclopedia.ca In the late 19th century various nations entered a phase of territorial expansion often called the second great era of imperialism. Britain, France, Germany, the US and others sought colonies for commercial, military and religious motives.

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In the late 19th century various nations entered a phase of territorial expansion often called the second great era of

imperialism. Britain, France, Germany, the US and others sought colonies for commercial, military and religious motives. This imperialism coincided with growing concern in Canada about its relationship to the British Empire. Britain was still responsible for EXTERNAL RELATIONS and funded defence for Canada and other Dominions. Such colonial vestiges were increasingly unacceptable, yet there were strong loyalties to Britain and a fear that total independence would lead to absorption by the US. Thus Canadian imperialism was born. When British imperialists founded the

Imperial Federation League in 1884, Canadian supporters established branches. They sought a way for Canada to develop beyond colonial status without separating from the empire. Led by G.M. GRANT, G.R. PARKIN, G.T. DENISON and others, the movement mixed Christian idealism and antiAmericanism with an effort to have people accept the principle that the Dominions should participate in foreign policy at the imperial level. Imperialist rhetoric late in the 19th century began to emphasize the potential of united strength. The appointment of ardent imperialist Joseph Chamberlain as colonial secretary in 1895 created a

new impulse for action on specific problems. During the SOUTH AFRICAN WAR, aid to Britain was enthusiastically supported by Canadian imperialists but resisted by many elements in the Canadian population. Prime Minister Wilfrid LAURIER allowed a volunteer force, but the war served notice that imperialism had become controversial. Participation in the power of empire now also implied participation in imperial wars. From 1900 to 1914 a lively and often acrimonious debate was carried on between those who saw the imperial burden as Canada's burden and those who preferred autonomy.

WWI brought imperialism to its most advanced stage and also led to its collapse in Canada. The Dominions insisted upon joint planning and policy formation, and meetings in 1917 implied postwar consultation on matters of shared interest among the self-governing parts of the empire. However, the toll of Canadian casualties in Europe was creating a reaction which led to a postwar spirit of North American isolationism. Throughout the 1920s the Mackenzie KING government worked to establish a separate Canadian presence in foreign affairs. The empire thereafter devolved into the much more loosely connected COMMONWEALTH.

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Imperialism www2.lib.virginia.edu An Arabian Tale, from an unpublished Manuscript: with Notes critical and explanatory. London: J. Johnson, 1786. Half-title: The History of the Caliph Vathek. By William

Beckford. First edition. The Sadleir-Black Collection of Gothic Novels. The first Vathek in any language. William Beckford originally wrote this tale in French, but it was published in England without his knowledge or

permission by his translator, Samuel Henry. The French original was not published until 1787. Ostensibly a philosophical novel, it features a halfEuropean caliph, orgies, harems, a thinly disguised incestuous relationship

with his mother, and great violence. Present in the book is the English fascination with, and repulsion by, the culture and customs of the East. Vathek: With the Episodes of Vathek. By William Beckford. Edited with introduction and notes by Guy Chapman. Cambridge:

University Press, 1929. The Special Collections Department. This edition is limited to 1000 copies. The reprintings of Vathek over the years has proven Victorian author Harriet Martineau's summation: "Vathek remains." Frankenstein, or, The Modern Prometheus. By Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley. Engravings on wood by Lynd Ward. New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Haas,

1934. The Special Collections Department. These engravings, made in 1934, demonstrate the lasting hold Frankenstein's creature has on the human imagination. As one can see from the Punch cartoon, this relationship is a complicated one. The creature and his violence, like that of the Irish revolutionary, Parnell, is depicted as being partly to blame, while the hubris of

Frankenstein is largely responsible for the tragedy, as England and her imperialistic policy Punch. is in the cartoon. Volume 58. March 19, 1870. "The Irish 'Tempest.'" The artist, Sir John Tenniel, has chosen to portray the Irish Fenians as the monstrous Caliban from

William Shakespeare's The Tempest. Ireland herself is here the lovely lady Hibernia, protected by British prime minister William Gladstone, here as Shakespeare's magician Prospero. The Irish Land Bill is here

Prospero's magic staff, in contention here with Caliban for his claim to the land of Ireland. Punch. Volume 88. May 20, 1882. "The Irish 'Frankenstein.'" England regarded the countries it colonized with a strange mixture of affection, fascination, and repulsion, often depicting the rebellious colonies as naughty children. The Sir John

Tenniel illustration here portrays the Irish revolutionary Charles Parnell as a Frankenstein's monster; implicit in the cartoon is a criticism of England which, like Victor Frankenstein, is at least partly to blame for its hubristic aspirations.

Punch. Volume 8. 1848. "The Greedy Boy Who Cried for the Moon." The Irish famine of 1845-1848 led

to increased political activity on the part of the Irish. Daniel O'Connell's movement for the dissolution of the EnglishIrish union resulted from the famine. The disunion would have reinstated the Irish legislature, which had been voted out of

existence in 1800. This cartoon is a response to the political uprising in Ireland which resulted from the Irish Famine of 1845-1848. Again we see the notion of the Irish as monstrous children: the overgrown Irish baby,

here, squalls in the lap of calmly composed Britannia, the child reaching for the moon it would never reach, (and for which the artist evidently believes it has no need) the repeal of the English-Irish union.

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