Comedy: An Introduction to Comedy in Literature, Drama, and CinemaOxford University Press, 1990 - 197 páginas From Plautus, Cervantes, and Dickens to Evelyn Waugh, Joseph Heller, and Tom Stoppard, from A Midsummer Night's Dream to Arsenic and Old Lace and Woody Allen, this concise and readable book provides a thorough introduction to comic criticism. Nelson shows that there are significant recurring patterns of comedy both in the classics and in more popular and commercial works. He discusses such themes as the link between comedy and carnival, the apparent obsession of modern writers with linguistic comedy, and the dilemma of feminists faced with traditional comedy that is largely sexist in nature. |
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... above an abyss of fear ' . It will be seen that , for Kris , the psychic release theory comple- ments the superiority theory . However , a psychic release joke like the one Bradbury tells about Professor Petworth also owes much 8 Laughter.
... above an abyss of fear ' . It will be seen that , for Kris , the psychic release theory comple- ments the superiority theory . However , a psychic release joke like the one Bradbury tells about Professor Petworth also owes much 8 Laughter.
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... seen to possess a clear , though not absolutely continuous , tradition , the same cannot be said of Old Comedy . Comic works reminiscent of Aristophanic comedy appear in Western European literature from time to time , notably in the ...
... seen to possess a clear , though not absolutely continuous , tradition , the same cannot be said of Old Comedy . Comic works reminiscent of Aristophanic comedy appear in Western European literature from time to time , notably in the ...
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... seen , is inclined to reject the idea of comedy and carnival as bringing ' actual liberation ' . Indeed , where Kundera sees laughter and carnival being appropriated by total- itarian governments for their own purposes , Eco sees it ...
... seen , is inclined to reject the idea of comedy and carnival as bringing ' actual liberation ' . Indeed , where Kundera sees laughter and carnival being appropriated by total- itarian governments for their own purposes , Eco sees it ...
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Laughter | 1 |
Comedy and Related Forms | 19 |
Marriage | 41 |
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