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Comedy in Literature and Popular Culture explores works of comedy from the past 2,500 years. This vibrant study offers a compelling analyses of comedy as a mode, form, and genre. It is an engaging read for students and scholars of comparative literature, literary history, and media studies, and theatre and performance.
Comedy in Literature and Popular Culture explores works of comedy from the past 2,500 years. This vibrant study offers a compelling analyses of comedy as a mode, form, and genre. It is an engaging read for students and scholars of comparative literature, literary history, and media studies, and theatre and performance.
James V. Morrison is Professor of Classical Studies at Centre College in Kentucky, USA. His previous books examined Homer, Thucydides, and shipwreck narratives. He teaches courses on Greek and Latin languages and literature and Indo-European Linguistics.
Chapter One. The World of Comedy
Chapter Two. Comic Heroes in Aristophanes and Heller's Catch-22
Chapter Three. The Extreme Characters of Comedy
Chapter Four. Socrates, Memory, and the Power of Comedy
Chapter Five. Slaves, Masters, and Social Inversion
Chapter Six. Surrealism, Politeness Theory, and Comic Twins in Plautus and Shakespeare
Chapter Seven. Comedy in Tragedy: King Lear, The Bacchae, and Waiting for Godot
Chapter Eight. Modern Performance of Ancient Comedy: Aristophanes' Frogs
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
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Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9781032763248 |
ISBN-10: | 1032763248 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Morrison, James V. |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 154 x 234 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | James V. Morrison |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.12.2024 |
Gewicht: | 0,378 kg |
James V. Morrison is Professor of Classical Studies at Centre College in Kentucky, USA. His previous books examined Homer, Thucydides, and shipwreck narratives. He teaches courses on Greek and Latin languages and literature and Indo-European Linguistics.
Chapter One. The World of Comedy
Chapter Two. Comic Heroes in Aristophanes and Heller's Catch-22
Chapter Three. The Extreme Characters of Comedy
Chapter Four. Socrates, Memory, and the Power of Comedy
Chapter Five. Slaves, Masters, and Social Inversion
Chapter Six. Surrealism, Politeness Theory, and Comic Twins in Plautus and Shakespeare
Chapter Seven. Comedy in Tragedy: King Lear, The Bacchae, and Waiting for Godot
Chapter Eight. Modern Performance of Ancient Comedy: Aristophanes' Frogs
Bibliography
Index
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2024 |
---|---|
Genre: | Importe, Kunst |
Rubrik: | Kunst & Musik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
Inhalt: | Einband - flex.(Paperback) |
ISBN-13: | 9781032763248 |
ISBN-10: | 1032763248 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Morrison, James V. |
Hersteller: | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 154 x 234 x 16 mm |
Von/Mit: | James V. Morrison |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.12.2024 |
Gewicht: | 0,378 kg |