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English Comedy
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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English Comedy
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| Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Michael Cordner
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Edited by Peter Holland
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Edited by John Kerrigan
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:340 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Literary studies - c 1500 to c 1800
Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780521032902
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| Classifications | Dewey:822.052309 |
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| Audience | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
6 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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| Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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| Publication Date |
25 January 2007 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Why does comedy matter? Is it celebratory or subversive? What makes it flourish, and which creative forces resist it? English Comedy addresses these and related questions by invoking a variety of works from Aristophanes to Walt Disney, while focusing on the traditions of comic writing in England. Poetry, the novel and (above all) drama are examined to assess the constrictions and liberations of genre, the negotiations or divergences between comic practice and theory, and the dynamics of theatrical language. Ranging from medieval and Renaissance drama through Romantic poetry to twentieth-century literature and philosophy, English Comedy makes a valuable contribution to our understanding of the heritage of comic writing.
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