Comedy: A Geographic And Historical Guide - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0313327068 ISBN 13: 9780313327063

Casa editrice: Praeger Pub Text, 2005

Riassunto

Comedy is a fundamental part of the human experience. Collecting the work of today's leading scholars, Maurice Charney presents 40 essays on the many forms that comedy has taken throughout history. Ranging from the comic plays of ancient times to Renaissance and Restoration comedies, from Commedia dell'Arte to stand-up performers, from trickster tales to television sitcoms, these surveys trace the evolution of the comic genre. Chapters on geographically based traditions (American regional humor, Irish comedy, Spanish comedy, etc.) contribute a multicultural understanding, while essays on such topics as Irony, Satire, and the Comedy of Philosophy examine the theoretical aspects of comedy. A glossary for important figures and terms will be of added value to readers of this wonderfully eclectic collection.

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Book by Charney Maurice

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• Editore: Praeger Pub Text
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0313327068
• ISBN 13: 9780313327063
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 688
• Redattore: Charney Maurice