| Description |
x, 92 pages ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Critical idiom ; 21 |
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Critical idiom ; 21
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| Contents |
1. The status of comedy -- 2. Psychological theories of comedy -- 3. The classical world -- 4. 'Comic relief' -- 5. 'Comical-satire' and 'Tragi-comedy' -- 6. The ritual of comedy -- 7. Certain relationships of comedy -- 8. The Aristophanic and Shakespearian traditions -- Conclusion: The metaphysics of comedy |
| Notes |
Distributed in the U.S.A. by Barnes and Noble, Inc |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography pages 83-86 |
| Performer |
ISBN 0 416 75050 8 Pbk: £0.45 |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Comedy -- History and criticism.
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Comedy.
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| LC no. |
72183229 |
| ISBN |
0416750400 |
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0416750508 |
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