Comedy

Comedy

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Summary

This new edition 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.

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Comedy by Andrew Stott

This new edition of Andrew Stott’s 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 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 ideal introduction to comedy for students studying literature and culture.
Andrew Stott is Professor of English at the University of Buffalo, SUNY, USA.
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ISBN 13 9780415854191
ISBN 10 0415854199
Title Comedy
Author Andrew Stott
Series The New Critical Idiom
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 2014-07-09
Number of pages 228
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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