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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... asks imp- ishly , ' Haven't you invented God yet ? ' he replies distractedly , ' I'm having him typed out . ' Later , catching himself indulging in a piece of sentimental rhetoric , he mourns : ' The fact that I cut a ludicrous figure ...
... asks imp- ishly , ' Haven't you invented God yet ? ' he replies distractedly , ' I'm having him typed out . ' Later , catching himself indulging in a piece of sentimental rhetoric , he mourns : ' The fact that I cut a ludicrous figure ...
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... asks wistfully : ' You don't happen to have a large plastic bag , do you ? ' At the climax of the first act of the play this verbal gag becomes visual : the villain appears carrying ' a small square of material which unfolds into a ...
... asks wistfully : ' You don't happen to have a large plastic bag , do you ? ' At the climax of the first act of the play this verbal gag becomes visual : the villain appears carrying ' a small square of material which unfolds into a ...
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... asks sceptically whether it is here that Bunbury resides . Algernon replies , ' Oh ! No ! Bunbury doesn't live here . Bunbury is somewhere else at present . In fact , Bunbury is dead . ... I killed Bunbury this afternoon . I mean poor ...
... asks sceptically whether it is here that Bunbury resides . Algernon replies , ' Oh ! No ! Bunbury doesn't live here . Bunbury is somewhere else at present . In fact , Bunbury is dead . ... I killed Bunbury this afternoon . I mean poor ...
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Comedy and Related Forms | 19 |
Marriage | 41 |
Procreation | 58 |
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