| Publication |
Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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| Description |
xii, 243pYellow ochre spine
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| Series |
Cambridge Introductions to Literature
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| Summary/Abstract |
From Aristotle to the commedia dell'arte, from Wilde to Albee, this Introduction uses these and many other examples from the vast history and range of the comedy genre to investigate comedy's patterns, characteristics, and mechanisms. Focusing on dramatic texts, the book also refers to literature, film, and television throughout, exploring how comedy affects and inhabits other worlds and genres.
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| Contents |
Introduction: Thinking about comedy
First things
Play
What is comedy?
Something to make us laugh?
Happy endings
The world brought down to earth
Summing up before moving on
1. Reading comedy
2. Comedy's foundations
3. Comedy's devices
4. Comedy in the flesh
5. Comedy's range
6. Comedy and society
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| Standard Number |
9780521540261 Pb.
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