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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... plot in which a young man and a young woman succeed in overcoming obstacles to their marriage . But other ... plots from the commedia erudita , and in this sense it too could be said to be descended from New Comedy . But for the commedia ...
... plot in which a young man and a young woman succeed in overcoming obstacles to their marriage . But other ... plots from the commedia erudita , and in this sense it too could be said to be descended from New Comedy . But for the commedia ...
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... plot . The most important kind of recognition is identified as the recognition of persons , as when a long - parted brother and sister are made known to one another in the Libation Bearers of Aeschylus or when Oedipus learns his true ...
... plot . The most important kind of recognition is identified as the recognition of persons , as when a long - parted brother and sister are made known to one another in the Libation Bearers of Aeschylus or when Oedipus learns his true ...
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... plot in which a young man schemes to marry a particular young woman in the face of social or parental opposition . The emphasis is on reconciliation and harmony : a family unit or units will be formed , augmented , or united by marriage ...
... plot in which a young man schemes to marry a particular young woman in the face of social or parental opposition . The emphasis is on reconciliation and harmony : a family unit or units will be formed , augmented , or united by marriage ...
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Comedy and Related Forms | 19 |
Marriage | 41 |
Procreation | 58 |
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