Footnote re Johann Schlegel's Neue Beyträge:

The title (roughly, A New Contribution to the Enjoyment of Sophisticated Jokes) appears, to this non-German-speaking editor, to suggest a cross between Private Eye and Beyond the Fringe; but it evidently included serious literary pieces. Perhaps The Spectator would be a more apt parallel. [<<< Back to text ] [<<Clear this footnote>>]

 

(The Rejoice & Sing Enchiridion:edited by David Goodall; last amended 13/5/03)