1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991002454669707536

Autore

Musil, Robert

Titolo

Diari : 1899-1941 / Robert Musil ; a cura di Adolf Frise ; introduzione e traduzione di Enrico De Angelis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Torino : Einaudi, 1980

Descrizione fisica

2 v. (LVI, 1659 p. compless.) ; 18 cm.

Collana

Nuova universale Einaudi ; 173

Altri autori (Persone)

Frise, Adolf

De Angelis, Enrico

Disciplina

838.9

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

In custodia

Tit. orig.: Tagebucher



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9911069568103321

Autore

Schwanebeck Wieland

Titolo

Comedy on Stage and Screen : An Introduction / / Wieland Schwanebeck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tübingen, : Narr Francke Attempto Verlag, 2022

ISBN

3-8233-9533-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (243 pages)

Collana

narr STUDIENBÜCHER LITERATUR- UND KULTURWISSENSCHAFT

Disciplina

809.2523

Soggetti

Comedy

Humour

Shakespeare

Farce

Cringe

Oscar Wilde

Genre

Comic

Monty Python

Diversity

Sitcom

Shakespearean

Theatre

comedy of manners

history of comedy

Shakespearean comedy

Restoration comedy

Theatre of the Absurd

key comic techniques

superiority theory

Freudian account of laughter

Anglophone comedy

cringe humou

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

[1. Auflage]



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction: "Tragedy Tomorrow - Comedy Tonight" Chapter 2: Ancient forerunners Chapter 3: Why so serious? Chapter 4: So Shakespearean, so romantic! Chapter 5: Life as a carnival Chapter 6: Raunchy Restoration Chapter 7: The comedy of manners Chapter 8: But this is absurd! Chapter 9: And now for something completely grotesque Chapter 10: The more, the merrier Chapter 11: What a farce! Chapter 12: Stop that, it's silly! Chapter 13: So funny it hurts Chapter 14: Comedy at the crossroads

Sommario/riassunto

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.