of fashion. In this context, the iconic figure of Britannia, the female incarnation of Great Britain, becomes the very nucleus of national character and her dress functions as a microcosm of the British state. With a deeper understanding of the narrative practices of Punch, therefore, we can begin to comprehend the multiplicity of dress and bodily performance that may help the reader probe into the process of imagining and narrating the nation.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.