04211oam 2201009 c 450 991106956810332120260302090207.03-8233-9533-59783823395331(CKB)5420000000514037(MiAaPQ)EBC7107346(Au-PeEL)EBL7107346(Narr Francke Attempto Verlag)9783823395331(Narr)9783823395331(EXLCZ)99542000000051403720260302d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierComedy on Stage and Screen An Introduction /Wieland Schwanebeck1st ed.TübingenNarr Francke Attempto Verlag20221 online resource (243 pages)narr STUDIENBÜCHER LITERATUR- UND KULTURWISSENSCHAFT[1. Auflage]3-8233-8533-X Includes bibliographical references and index.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 crossroadsThis 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.narr STUDIENBÜCHER LITERATUR- UND KULTURWISSENSCHAFTComedyHumourShakespeareFarceCringeOscar WildeGenreComicMonty PythonDiversitySitcomShakespeareanTheatrecomedy of mannershistory of comedyShakespearean comedyRestoration comedyTheatre of the Absurdkey comic techniquessuperiority theoryFreudian account of laughterAnglophone comedycringe humouComedyHumourShakespeareFarceCringeOscar WildeGenreComicMonty PythonDiversitySitcomShakespeareanTheatrecomedy of mannershistory of comedyShakespearean comedyRestoration comedyTheatre of the Absurdkey comic techniquessuperiority theoryFreudian account of laughterAnglophone comedycringe humou809.2523Schwanebeck Wielandaut1897210MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911069568103321Comedy on Stage and Screen4552324UNINA