EAN: 9783823385332

COMEDY ON STAGE AND SCREEN - WIELAND SCHWANEBECK

This book introduces readers to the genre of comedy  both on the stage and on the screen. It
chronicles the history of comedy  starting with Ancient Greece  before summarising key chapters
in Anglophone literary history  such as Shakespearean comedy  Restoration comedy  and Theatre
of the Absurd. The book features an overview of key comic techniques (including slapstick  puns
and wit)  as well as concise summaries of major theoretical debates (including the superiority
theory and the Freudian account of laughter). The book works with many examples from the
history of Anglophone comedy  including Oscar Wilde  Monty Python  and classic sitcoms. It
addresses current research into cringe humour and the controversial topic of diversity in the
field of comedy  and it connects classical tropes of comedy (like the fool or the marriage
plot) to present-day examples. The book thus serves as an up-to-date study guide for everyone
interested in comedy and its various subgenres.

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