The Names of Comedy by Anne Barton

The Names of Comedy by Anne Barton

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The Names of Comedy by Anne Barton

Tragic dramatists inherit their characters' names from history or myth, whereas comic writers usually choose names. This book debates whether names are arbitrary impositions or truthful expressions which meaningfully describe the named, hence analyzing the very nature of language itself.
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ISBN 13 9780198117933
ISBN 10 0198117930
Title The Names of Comedy
Author Anne Barton
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1990-08-01
Number of pages 239
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