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Comedy

By Stott , Andrew McConnell

Book information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2014
ISBN
9780415854184, 9780415854191, 9780203795897, 0415854180, 0415854199
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1967219 bytes)
Series
New critical idiom
Edition
Second edition
Pages
viii, 217 pages ; 21 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Comedy--History and criticism;Komödie;LITERARY CRI

Description

Introduction -- Comedy in the academy -- Comic identity -- The body -- Women in comedy -- Race and ethnicity -- Comedy, queered -- Politics and satire -- Laughter -- Conclusion.;"This new edition of Comedy builds on themes presented in the first edition such as focusing on the significance of comic events through study of various theoretical methodologies, including deconstruction, psychoanalysis and gender theory, and provides case studies of a number of themes, ranging from the drag act to the simplicity of slipping on a banana skin. This new edition features: updates to reflect new research in the field, new chapters on Women in Comedy and Race and Ethnicity, a broader range of literary and cultural examples. Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is an ideal introduction to comedy for students studying literature and culture."--

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