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UNINA9910798021203321 |
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Autore |
Nwosu Maik |
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Titolo |
The comic imagination in modern African literature and cinema : a poetics of laughter / / Maik Nwosu |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York : , : Routlege, , 2016 |
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ISBN |
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1-317-37492-4 |
1-315-67302-9 |
1-317-37491-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (143 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Literature ; ; 62 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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African literature (English) - 20th century - History and criticism |
African literature (French) - 20th century - History and criticism |
African wit and humor - History and criticism |
Comic, The, in literature |
Comedy films - Nigeria - History and criticism |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Introduction; 1 The Flaming Masquerade and Comic Simplicitas; 2 The Wilderness Paradox and Comic Magnitude; 3 Dramatic Poetry and Comic Synthesis; 4 Nollywood Cinema and the Semiotics of Laughter; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index |
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