Reader in Comedy An Anthology of Theory and Criticism
This unique anthology presents a selection of over seventy of the most important historical essays on comedy, ranging from antiquity to the present, divided into historical periods and arranged chronologically. Across its span it traces the development of comic theory, highlighting the relationships...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London :
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
cop. 2016
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b33640476*spi |
| Sumario: | This unique anthology presents a selection of over seventy of the most important historical essays on comedy, ranging from antiquity to the present, divided into historical periods and arranged chronologically. Across its span it traces the development of comic theory, highlighting the relationships between comedy, politics, economics, philosophy, religion, and other arts and genres. Students of literature and theatre will find this collection an invaluable and accessible guide to writing from Plato and Aristotle through to the twenty-first century, in which special attention has been paid to writings since the start of the twentieth century |
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| Descripción Física: | x, 375 p. ; 25 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice |
| ISBN: | 9781474247894 |
