Comedy Contributor(s): Stott, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415854199 ISBN-13: 9780415854191 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading |
Dewey: 809.917 |
Series: New Critical Idiom |
Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.06" W x 7.81" (0.50 lbs) 228 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: 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:
Written in a clear and accessible style, this book is ideal introduction to comedy for students studying literature and culture. |