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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... victim asks afterwards , ' had they cheered my stunt and then ha - ha'd all the time they kicked me ? ... What manner of beast was it that laughed at his victim's plight ? ' It is a fair question . We may not grant that all laughter is ...
... victim asks afterwards , ' had they cheered my stunt and then ha - ha'd all the time they kicked me ? ... What manner of beast was it that laughed at his victim's plight ? ' It is a fair question . We may not grant that all laughter is ...
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... victim asks afterwards , ' had they cheered my stunt and then ha - ha'd all the time they kicked me ? . . . What manner of beast was it that laughed at his victim's plight ? ' It is a fair question . We may not grant that all laughter ...
... victim asks afterwards , ' had they cheered my stunt and then ha - ha'd all the time they kicked me ? . . . What manner of beast was it that laughed at his victim's plight ? ' It is a fair question . We may not grant that all laughter ...
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... victim , at last free to escape , turns to thank Sbrigani as ' the only honest , decent man I've found in this town ' : it is in fact Sbrigani who has contrived all the deceits and humiliations . But the audience's feeling of pity is ...
... victim , at last free to escape , turns to thank Sbrigani as ' the only honest , decent man I've found in this town ' : it is in fact Sbrigani who has contrived all the deceits and humiliations . But the audience's feeling of pity is ...
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Comedy and Related Forms | 19 |
Marriage | 41 |
Procreation | 58 |
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