The Death of Comedy by Erich Segal

The Death of Comedy by Erich Segal

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In a grand tour of comic theatre over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century BC Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett.

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The Death of Comedy by Erich Segal

In a grand tour of comic theatre over the centuries, Erich Segal traces the evolution of the classical form from its early origins in a misogynistic quip by the sixth-century BC Susarion, through countless weddings and happy endings, to the exasperated monosyllables of Samuel Beckett.
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ISBN 13 9780674006430
ISBN 10 0674006437
Title The Death of Comedy
Author Erich Segal
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Harvard University Press
Year published 2001-09-28
Number of pages 604
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