Comedy High and Low : An Introduction to the Experience of Comedy
3 Revised edition
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
0820405388
ISBN-13
9780820405384
Edition
3 Revised edition
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 27th, 2005
Print length
203 Pages
Weight
308 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.80 x 1.30 cms
Product Classification:
Acting techniquesLiterary studies: general
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In this broad-ranging exploration of the nature of comedy Professor Charney considers its popular roots as well as the major issues in comic theory. Comedy High and Low seeks to bridge the gap between comic literature, especially stage comedy, and the popular comedy of jokes, graffiti, and comic happenings of everyday life. With examples taken mainly from major figures of stage comedy from Aristophanes, Shakespeare, Jonson, the Restoration dramatists, and Molière to Beckett, Pinter, Dürrenmatt, Stoppard, and Orton, it brings a historical perspective to the subject, and also includes many allusions to the great film comedies of Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, and the Marx Brothers. An extensive critical bibliography supplements this provocative and highly readable book.
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